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1 Conception of Discipline: Humble disciple aims at the nodes and moticus of preceptor (preacher, teacher), sits humbly and attains knowledge of holy texts remaining near the teacher (couplets 3-23), (2) Humble disciple serves his teacher by reciting Agamas, bodily servitude and by giving medicinal aids while teacher caught by sickness.
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(1) Last preception: In the religious assembly of Pavapuri, last preception of Bhagavana Mahavira-Sermon of Uttaradhyayana Sutra.
(2) Connection-free monk Renouncing home, family, wealth etc., external connections; and passion, myness etc., internal connections and breaking fetters of affection etc., accepting the houseless monk-order, moving forward on the path of attachmentfree-such a mendicant.
As a bitch with sore ears driven away everywhere so indisciplined gets dis-respect at every place.
As a pig leaves a trough filled with rice and eats filth so an indisciplined ingnorant leaves virtues and goes to bad ways. (Couplets 4-6) introduction page.
Indisciplined pupil needs the whip of teacher's command like an untrained horse; while disciplined pupil moves like a trained horse, by mere hints of the teacher (couplet 12)
Monk should bear the troubles of hunger etc., with even-mind (Couplet 2 to 13)
Monk should bear the woman-trouble etc., fixing himself in soul. virtues, with equanimity. (Couplets 16-18)
(Four essentials difficult to obtain)
(1) Difficult human existence-Human life is attained after transmigrating in innumerable existences. (2) Listening the true religion from teacher is difficult, (3) Fixing of faith in God, preachers and religion (canons) is very difficult (4) It is difficult to exert in selfcontrol, meditation, study of holy texts etc.
Where the four causes of pleasure-fields fill with greenary, palaces for residence, gold and silver, cattles, sevants, slaves exist; there the fortunate souls take birth. (Couplet 17).
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