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Message of Tattvarth Sutra/154
talking, placing or lifting or discharging things i.e. wastes, effluents, in a non-violent way, so are laid down twenty two types of courting- hardships to temper the body to be a fit instrument to serve spiritual- advancement and not run away in face of danger.
To strengthen this process twelve types of introspections of permanent truths have been suggested i,e. body's transient, solitary, shelterless and perishable nature, its filthy contents, goal lying elsewhere, way out is self restraint etc. So are ten attributes of religion i.e. of soul's noble quality of forgiveness, humility ; candour, versus cunning practices , truth ,abstinence , purity ,sacrifice etc.[9:6] . Besides this twelve types of penances have been prescribed – fasting, eating frugally than gormandizing on delicious food, limiting frivolous activities, courting physical- hardships, deliberate isolation for concentration, willing obedience to learned and voluntary service to the needy, study of scriptures, introspection and pious meditation. These are effective remedies for purging soul of its impurities for emancipation.
Last tenth chapter is brief one of seven stanzas only : It explains release of the soul earthly thralldom when it has been rid of all four obstructive -karmas, gaining omniscience, in the life time of the conqueror and shedding ultimately four minor karmas- sensation , life -
span, body and status also; if necessary by process of · 'samudgaht'. Thus, the soul instantaneously reaches the
pinnacle i.e. "Siddhshila' of this 'lok' or cosmos or ever enjoying omniscience, omnipotence and omnibliss.
