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activity. All the items are equally important and one can choose any of them. They can keep ons engaged all throughout his life. It should be pointed out that Tap is not a compulsory subject in the syllabus of religion and the option should always be commensurate to one's capacity so that self bliss is maintained. Some items above can be interpreted with negative approach but due to their difficult & tedius nature, always partake the form of an activity e.g. "abstainment from food”, but remaining hungry becomes a job; "abstainment from treatment", but enduring pain be. comes a job. Moreso, slowly and slowly by practice one becomes accustomed and used to those austerities & penances. The most tuff amongst them is 'brahmacarya agar ITA TAC (Sootrakritaanga I. 6/23)
Before closing I will like to give some detailed treatment to the last item 'vaiyavratya' because of the present day social need and having regard to the host institution and its platform.
While dealing with Sootra 511, Shri Abhayadeosuri in his exegesis of Thanang says iqa hai auras-orgarefni ET (1967) spirit of service e.g. making food and other aids available for the practice of religion. The spirit of service is the sinquanon of this exercise, for it falls in inner (272at) variety of Tap. The service be rendered to those who deserve it and the criterian is that it will help the receipent to strive for spiritual upliftment-in any manner whatsoever, directly or indirectly. Thus term is wide enough to cover the whole extent of all alms, charity, benevolence, philanthrophy, help and altruism in all their facets. Though the conservative school takes a narrow view of the matter and says that service should be rendered by monks as well as the laity to the monks only-service to the householders is not covered by this type of Tap. But this interpretation or opinion is not warranted by the language of the canons, because there is no specific ban as such. A householder is entitled to do Tap
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| SR No. | 002119 |
| Book Title | Sakaratmak Ahimsa |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Kanhaiyalal Lodha |
| Publisher | Prakrit Bharti Academy |
| Publication Year | 1996 |
| Total Pages | 404 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari & Yoga |
| File Size | 17 MB |