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[Essential Sutra]
And it is natural for other beings to suffer from it.
This Aryapathic Sutra describes in great detail how and to which beings suffering is caused during activities like walking, moving, etc. It provides a powerful method for purifying oneself by sincerely repenting for the suffering caused to all subtle and gross beings, from one-sensed to five-sensed.
Jainism is a religion based on wisdom. All the interpreters of religion in the world have tested every practice, whether small or great, ordinary or special, on the touchstone of wisdom. The practice that has wisdom is the right practice, the practice with good karma, and the one that lacks wisdom is the wrong practice, the practice with bad karma. The Acharanga Sutra clearly states - 'Vivege Dhammamahie' meaning that Dharma lies in wisdom, wisdom is the divine eye that tests truth and falsehood. What is to be rejected, what is to be known, what is to be adopted, what is duty, what is non-duty? A wise man decides all these things only through wisdom. Yatanā, meaning to walk, stand, sit, sleep, etc. with wisdom, does not lead to the bondage of sinful karma, because the root cause of the bondage of sinful karma is Ayatanā. The Dasha Vaikalika Sutra says -
Jayam Chare Jayam Chithe, Jayamase Jayam Saye.
Jayam Bhumjato Bhasanto, Pav-Kamman Na Bandhai || This passage is a shining example of the tenderness of the heart. It is a living picture of the resolutions of wisdom and Yatanā. If one has to move around for essential needs and unintentionally causes suffering to any being, even while being careful, this Sutra expresses repentance for it.
'Ichchhami Padikkaumiu Iriya Vahiyaa Virahanaae' This is the initial Sutra, the Ajnā Sutra. Through this, permission is sought from the Gurudev for Aryapathic Pratikraman.
The word 'Ichchhami' signifies that there is no external pressure on the seeker. He wants to perform Pratikraman for self-purification out of his own free will and inner inspiration. He is seeking permission from the Gurudev for this. This is the difference between atonement and punishment. In atonement, the offender himself accepts his crime and is eager to atone for it to purify himself again. In punishment, there is no room for free will.
The passage from 'Gamanagamanē' to 'Jiviyaaō Vavaroviyaa' is the Alochanā Sutra. Alochanā means to reveal one's offenses one by one in front of the Guru Maharaj. One's mistakes...