History of Jaina Monachism

SR No.: 001727
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: S B Deo
Publisher: Deccan College Research Institute
Publication Year: 1956
Total Pages: 616
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Principle, & History
File Size: 12 MB

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HISTORY OF JAINA MONACHISM
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(3) pāyaţthavana (the base) (4) pāyakesariyā (dust-cleaner) (5) padalāïm (the pot-covers) (6) ravattānam (dust-wiper)
(7) gucchao (dust-brush) (8-10) three pacchāgā (clothings)
(11) rayaharanam (the broom) (12) muhapatti (the mouthpiece).
The necessary requisites (ogha) of the monks of the Sthavirakalpika mode of life were fourteen in all, consisting of the twelve above, plus the mattaga (i.e. the earthen vessel) and the colapatta (i.e. the loin-cloth).391 The Best, Mediocre and Inferior Requisites :
Besides the division of the requisites into essential and supplementary, those which were taken to be of less importance (jaghanya), of average importance (madhyama) and of primary importance (utkrsta) are described for the monks following either the Jinakalpa or the Sthavirakalpa practice.
The utkṛṣta upadhi of the Jinakalpika consisted of three clothings and the vessel. The madhyama upadhi consisted of the pātrakabandha, patalāni, rajastrāņa and the rajoharaņa. The jaghanya upadhi was the gocchaka, pātrakasthāpana, mukhavastrikā, and pātrakesarikā.392
The utkrsta upadhi of a Sthavirakalpika was the same as that of a Jinakalpika. The madhyama upadhi consisted of the patalas, the rajastrāņa, pātrakabandha, colapattaka, rajoharana and the mātraka, while the jaghanya category consisted of the pātrakasthāpana, pātrakesarikā, gocchaka and the mukhavastrikā.393
General Characteristics of These Requisites :
These essential requisites were to be of pure source and acquisition (uggamaüppāyaṇāsuddha), devoid of the faults of begging (esaņādosavajjiyam), such as could be examined in broad day light, i.e. having no secrecy about them (pagāsapadilehaņam), and such as could be of help in the practice of self-control (jogāņam sāhanatthayā). The monk was to carry these without hatred or attachment towards them (appaduttho amucchio),
391. Ogha-N. 668-70. 392. Ibid., 672. 393. Ibid., 673.