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COMPREHENSION AND RENUNCIATION OF WEAPONS
This is due to the constant coma produced by the "deep slumber producing" Karma, known as "Styānarddhi".
Further elucidating the point, Bhagavan Mahāvira continued-A man in swoon may be unconscious either externally or internally. In the latter case, the inner consciousness is also benumbed, so that nothing is felt or experienced. But in the case of external swoon, only the external conssiousness is lost. The inner consciousness, being active, experiences pain. A similar state prevails in the beings of earth-body. They experience pain through inner consciousness on being struck or cut.
Gautama, the chief disciple of Bhagavan Mahavira, asked-On being attacked, what sort of pain does a being of earth-body experience?
Bhagavan Mahavira Gautama, suppose a young and
strong man hits an old feeble man on head with both his hands. What sort of pain does the old man feel on being hit on the head by both the hands of the young man?
Bhagavan! The old man experiences ex
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Gautama cruciating pain. Bhagavan Mahavira Gautama! On being attacked, the being of earth-body experiences much more pain than that experienced by the old man1.
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Thus, in the three illustrations, Bhagavan Mahāvīra has compared the state of consciousness and capacity to experience pain of the beings of earth-body with those of the persons, who are insensible since birth, rendered insensible with weapons, and in the state of swoon respectively.
हिंसाविवेग-पर्व
३१. एत्थ सत्थं समारंभमाणस्स इच्चेते आरंभा अपरिण्णाता भवंति ।
Himsavivega-padam
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31. Ettha sattham samarambhamāņassa icchete arambha apariņņātā bhavamti.
1. Bhagavati Sutra, 19-35.
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