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________________ An Anolytic Summary of the Sbh. clxxxiii in the day, so also in the first and last parts of the night; H. (i) bhāșita or speaking or preaching the saddharma, which is not fully manifest and making it intelligible to the householders (grhasthas) along with the companion--vowed bachelors (brahmacārins), (ii) tūșsimbhāva : to be silent, i.e., to meditate on the known dharmas in loneliness and concentrate ones' mind; · I. nidrāklamavinodanā or removing sleepiness due to excessive tiredness or exhaustion. After this, the order (anupūrvi) and the meditation of the commendation and eulogy (stutibhāvanā) of samprajāndvihāritā regarding the above topics have been vividly discussed (pp. 121 sq.). III. Kalyāṇamitrata : Virtuous friendship out of compa ssion : . Under this head the following eight characteristics of an accomplished virtuous friend (kalyāṇamitra) have been enumerated and vividly elucidated (pp. 127-35). An accomplished kalyāṇimitra is........ (i) stationed in morality (silavăn bhavati). (ii) versatile in learning (bahuśruto bhavati), (iii) possessed of high acquisition” (adhigantā bhavati) 1. Out of the eight characteristics of a Kalyānamitra, description of the first and a major portion of the elucidation of the second characteristic are missiug in the Sanskrit text. For a Sanskrit reconstruction of the text, Vide Appendix I. Wayman, translates this as 'of superior compression' which, I think, is not appropriate keeping in view the sense of acquisition that the word 'adhigantā', ( a + (T4+17+) connotes,
SR No.002449
Book TitleShravak Bhoomi Part 02
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorKarunesha Shukla
PublisherKashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute
Publication Year1991
Total Pages216
LanguageSanskrit, Hindi
ClassificationBook_Devnagari
File Size16 MB
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