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Elaboration-Acharya, Upadhyaya, Gani and Pravartak are the four most important positions in the management system of a Gana. It is 41 essential for a person responsible for managing a gana to have the si following six qualities--
(1) Shriddhavan-only a devoted person is capable of adhering to the i codes of ascetic-discipline. A person devoid of faith in deity, guru and
religion is neither capable of following ascetic-discipline nor proper management of the sangh (religious organization). (2) Satyavaadi—this means a truthful person as well as one capable of observing the accepted ascetic-discipline. (3) Medhavi—highly intelligent person. (4) Bahushrut-a scholar of many scriptures. What can a head of a gana, who is not a scholar himself, teach others ? (5) Shaktiman-power is of many varieties—physical power, power of mantras, power of tantras, and power of accomplished disciples. Religion is protected by power alone. (6) Alpadhikaran-a person free of strife and dogmatic attitude and endowed with serene bearing and peaceful nature.
The commentator (Vritti) has quoted a verse from Panch Vastu $i (1315-16)
Only a person who is a scholar of text and meaning of scriptures, loves religion, and is steadfast in conduct; who keeps disciples in discipline; who belongs to good caste and family; who is solemn, endowed with special powers, skillful in collection as well as donation, clever in prescribed duties and loves discourse, can be the master. Only an ascetic endowed with all these qualities can become the head of a gana. (Vritti, part-2, p. 603) frufet-3pacia-T NIRGRANTHI AVALAMBAN-PAD (SEGMENT OF SUPPORT)
२. छहिं ठाणेहिं णिग्गंथे णिगंथिं गिण्हमाणे वा अवलंबमाणे वा णाइक्कमइ, तं जहाखित्तचित्तं, दित्तचित्तं जक्खाइटुं, उम्मायपत्तं, उवसग्गपत्तं, साहिकरणं। 卐 २. छह कारणों से निर्ग्रन्थ, निर्ग्रन्थी को पकड़ता हुआ, सहारा देता हुआ भगवान की आज्ञा का
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(३) यक्षाविष्ट हो जाने पर, (४) उन्माद के कारण मस्तिष्क का सन्तुलन खो देने पर, (५) उपसर्ग व 5 विपदा में फँस जाने पर, (६) कलह के कारण उद्विग्न हो जाने पर।
2. A Shraman Nirgranth (male ascetic) does not defy the word of 5 Bhagavan if he holds (grahan) and supports (avalamban) a nirgranthi
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