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[Essential Sutra
The restrained sage.
The discourse of the Nirgranthas, the Arihantas, is the Nairgranthya Pravachana.
The word Niggantha in the original is not a synonym for Nirgrantha, but rather for 'Nairgranthya'. The word 'Pavayanam' has two Sanskrit transformations - Pravachana and Pravachana. Acharya Jinadas calls it Pravachana and Haribhadra calls it Pravachana. Although there is a difference in words, both Acharyas mean the same thing. In which the true nature of the Jivadi substances and the practice of the Ratna-tray of knowledge, etc. is described, that from Samayika to the beginning of Bindusar, the Agam-literature is contained in the Nirgrantha Pravachana or Nairgranthya Pravachana.
'Prakarshena Abhividhina Uchyante Jivaadayo Yasmin Tatpravachanam.' - Acharya Haribhadra.
From Shri Rishabhdev Swami to Shri Mahavira Swami, my salutations to all the twenty-four Tirthankara Bhagavants. Thus, saluting, they praise the discourse of the Tirthankaras - this is Nirgrantha, i.e., free from the silver, etc., material form and the false, etc., mental form - the Muni-related Samayika, etc., to the end of the Pratyakhyana, the twelve-fold Ganipitaka form, the discourse taught by the Tirthankaras is true.
Saccam - Truth is the nature of the soul, the subject of experience and the ideal of conduct. Just as the sweetness of sugar can only be experienced by tasting it, similarly, the importance of truth is known only by putting it into practice. The devotee of truth keeps truth with him at all times in every field of life. Truth is a universal principle. Truth cannot be separated from religion.
Truth adorns morality. When truth is reflected in life and conduct, man's life automatically becomes religious. In religious and moral scriptures, the glory of truth has been extolled without hesitation. Truth is the best, the most excellent. Religion cannot be imagined without truth.
_ 'Na'sau Dharmo Yatra Na Satyamasthi' i.e., that religion is not religion which is far from truth. Truth is the essence of practice, the thread of man's philosophical thinking and the door to the goal of liberation. The entire essence of the world is contained in it. In the Prashnavyakarana Sutra, truth is called the form of God.
The basis of life is truth, the mine of happiness. See Prashravyakarana, truth itself is God.
1. 'Nirgranthanaamidam Nairgranthyam Pravachanamiti.'
- Acharya Haribhadra 2. 'Pavayanam Samaiyaadi Bindusarapjjavasanam Jaththa Nan-Dasan-Charittsaahanavaavara Anegadha Vanijjati.'
- Acharya Jinabhadra, Aavashyakachurni