Agam 30 Mool 03 Uttaradhyayana Sutra Sthanakvasi

SR No.: 002912
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana
Publisher: Atmagyan Pith
Total Pages: 652
Language: Hindi, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Book_English, Agam, Canon, Conduct, & agam_uttaradhyayan
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An, सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
पंचम अध्ययन [४८
CHAPTER 5 UNWILLING DEATH
Foreview
The title of this chapter is Unwilling Death and Niryukti mentions the other name-The type or Types of Death.
In the preceding fourth chapter the life was ascribed as irreparable; and in this chapter there is a description of death.
It is certain that the death of every living being is inevitable. Each and every being is bound to die.
The first and foremost question of the worldly being is-What is Death?
The soul dies ? No, it is immortal, imperishable and etemal. There is no question of its death.
Then the body dies ? No, it remains, as it is in the form of matter. Still the question is standing, as it is-What is the death ?
The question can be pacified like this-On the destruction or completion of the agedetermining karma, the soul exits from the body, thus the separation of soul and the body is the death.
If it is so, what difference does it make? Why every living being fears the death?
known thing begets fear. Average man does not know about death, so he remains frightened; but who knows all about death, he never frightens, he accepts voluntary death.
This fact is vividly described in this chapter by dividing death into two types (1) Non-voluntary death (376144(01) and (2) Voluntary death (1144).
In voluntary death the wise person faces the death as a brave hero, welcomes like a guest and wilfully accepts, at the last moments he remains calm and pleasing-mind. His death is called as voluntary and pundit (ufoss) wise man's death, the death of religious man.
Contrary to this, the non-voluntary or unwilling death, which is termed as Bala-marana (C17ATu-the death of irreligious persons and beings) is continually flowing since beginningless times, and it will occur in future as well.
Non-voluntary death is of 12 types. The passions like anger etc., play important role in it. The living beings-specially human beings, who do not observe the true religious norms and follow worldly traditions, they become frightened at the time of death, befall in nether births and enhances the cycle of births and deaths.
Contrary to this, who accepts the voluntary death, they limit their transmigration. This fact is invigorated by examples and allegories in this chapter. There are 32 couplets in this chapter.
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