Agam aur Tripitak Ek Anushilan Part 3

SR No.: 002623
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Nagrajmuni
Publisher: Concept Publishing Company
Publication Year: 1991
Total Pages: 858
Language: Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Philosophy, Conduct, & Story
File Size: 17 MB

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तत्व : आचार : कथानुयोग ]
nally, with their subtle distinctions apart, their main sources and the bases on which the flourishing ideals that influence common people, are mostly identical.
This sameness does not stop at emotional level and their confluence may be seen in terminology also.
Preface
The versatile Dr. Nagrajji has cited a number of contextual quotations and sayings from the Agamas and Pitakas and their relevant literature. And we notice that both have such an astoundingly remarkable similitude, harmonical balance and phonetic-sameness that we ofwonder that, in both the places, whether the holy words emerged out from the mouth of one and the same personage !
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Handling adeptly, the le rned author has largely chosen only those contexts connected with the ethos and human actions of life, which are aptly concise avoiding elaboration. But at the same time, the author has bestowed adequate attention on due exposition, safeguarding it from brusquel curtailment.
The holy sermons touch the various aspects of human life such as morality, good conduct, internal purity, progress and certainly these traits tend to deliver the already mentioned revolutionary call even to the commoners, creating an atmosphere of 'karmic purity' viz. purity in action.
The sayings culled by Munishri speak of his adept selectivity and delectable discretion.
The second part of his book is related with legendary of Agama Aur Tripitaka traditions. Generally all the religious expositions seek expressions through emulative examples viz. folk tales and imaginary stories.
The Jaina Agamas, in original, are interspersed with legends, stories, anecdotes etc, and in the succeeding explanatory literature of the scriptures like Niryuktis, Bhashyas, Choornis and Teekas legends are used in abundance.
The Buddhist Pitaka literature excels in accommodating fictions, culminating in 'Jataka literature, composed by Acharya Buddh' Ghosha in Pali.
In Jatakas, folk stories depict the previous births of the Tathagata Lord Buddha which had connections with the bioworld like human beings, animals, etc. They contain inspiring enunciation of