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________________ EPILOGUE - II The Jaina Weltanschauung is melioristic. It expresses tho spirit of anekanta. It is catholic in its outlook towards life and its approach towards other faiths. It gives respect and takes it from other faiths. The catholic outlook pervades the Jaina way of life. This can be seen in some of the devotional verses and the prayer of benediction given below: A. Yo viś vaṁ veda vedyam jananajalanidherbhanginaḥ pāradsstvā I Pourvāparyaviruddham vacanamanupamam nişkalanka yadiyam II Taṁ vande sādhuvandyaṁ sakalaguộanidhim dhvastado sadvişantam I Buddham vā Vardhamānam śatadalanilayam keśavan vã đivan và II - Akalanka Obeisance to him who is all-knowing, whose speech is free from contradictions and is pure, who is free from all blemishes and who is pure and perfect; be he the Buddha, Vardhamana Mahavira or Brahma, Vişņu or Siva. This is the noble spirit, the spirit of Sarvodaya. B. The prayer of benediction expresses the same spirit of anekanta. Kșemam sarvaprajānāṁ prabhavatu balavan I Dhărmiko bhūmipalaḥ Kale kāle ca vsșții vitaratu maghavā Vyādhayo yāntu nāśam Durbhikṣaṁ couryamāri kşaṇamapi jagatā í I Masmabhujjivaloke II Jainendram Dharmacakraṁ prasaratu satataṁ I Sarva soukhya pradāyi II II “May the people in the world be happy and prosperous ; May the rulers become righteous and good ; May there be plentiful of rain and crops ; Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org
SR No.001748
Book TitleStudy of Jainism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorT G Kalghatgi
PublisherPrakrit Bharti Academy
Publication Year1988
Total Pages252
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English, Religion, & Philosophy
File Size13 MB
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