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सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
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it, propitiating it and duly following it according to the command of the guru, many persons (souls) attain perfection, enlightenment, liberation, nirvana and end all miseries.
Its meaning and import have been elaborated thus (the topics discussed in this are listed as) 1. Craving for liberation (samveg) 2. Disgust for the mundane (nirved) 3. Faith in the religion (dharmashriddha) 4. Care of the guru and co-religionists (guru-sadharmik sushrusa) 5. Criticize faults committed (aalochana) 6. Deplore faults committed (ninda) 7. Censure faults committed (garha) 8. Equanimity (samayik) 9. Chant Panegyrics of 24 Tirthankars (chaturvimshati stava) 10. To pay homage (vandana) 11. Critical review and expiation of sins (pratikraman) 12. Dissociation from the body (kayotsarg) 13. Formal renunciation (pratyakhyan) 14. Singing panegyrics, hymns and auspicious songs (stava, stuti, mangal) 15. Review of routine (kaal pratilekhana) 16. Atonement (prayashchit) 17. Forgiving and seeking forgiveness (kshaamana/kshamaapana) 18. Study of scriptures (swadhyaya) 19. Recital of scriptures (vaachana) 20. Questioning to remove doubts (pratiprachchhana) 21. Repetition of learnt knowledge (paraavartana) 22. Pondering over learnt knowledge (anupreksha) 23. Religious discourse (dharmakatha). 24. Perfecting scriptural knowledge (shrut-aradhana) 25. Concentration of mind (ekagrata) 26. Restraint (samyam) 27. Austerities (tap) 28. Purification by shedding accumulated karmas (vyavadaan) 29. Renouncing craving of pleasures (sukhashaat) 30. Freedom from obsession (apratibaddhata) 31. Use of unfrequented lodging and bed (viviktashayanasan-sevan) 32. Apathy from the mundane (vinivartana) 33. Renouncing carnal enjoyments (sambhog-pratyakhyan)
