Nandanvana

SR No.: 006597
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: N L Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith
Publication Year: 2005
Total Pages: 592
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 25 MB

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requires reconsideration. It will, otherwise, not be proper to call these virtues, as extension of five vows, which they normally should be. The position of 'Lāghava' and 'Mukti in canonical order is more intriguing. Of course, Haribhadra" has mentioned in his Āvaśyaka Vịtti, two traditions involving Akiñcanya and Lāghava in one and excluding Lāghava but it does not solve the order-based discrepancy. However, if we overlook the names of these virtues, still the theoretical basis of the change of order requires clarification. 11. The Order of the Decad of Devoted Services (Vaiyāvstya)
The external and internal austerities have an important place in physical or spiritual development. However, the six internal austerities are better karma-shedding agents. The devoted or selfless service is the third among them. The selfless service means to offer all kinds of help in procuring food, medicine, and accessories for the monks and doing all the needful activities to alleviate obstacles in their monastic practices. This service refers to individual monks, group of monks, four-fold Jinistic order and co-religionists. On these bases, this has been ten-foldly classified in Sth. 10.1741 and 5.44-45, Aup. 3042, MC. 390 and T.S. 9.24 as shown in the Table 4 below.
Table 4: The Decad of Devoted Service Sth. 10.17
Aup. MC43 TS 9.24 Ācārya (Pontiff)
Guņādhika 1 Upādhyāya (Preceptor) Sthavira (Elders) Tapasvi (Austerite)
5 Glāna (Ailing monk)
5 (Durbala) Śaiksa (Novice)
Sādhu Kula (Larger group of 10 7 monks) Gaņa (Smaller group) 7 9
Sadhu (Saint) Sangha (4-fold order of 9 monks) Sădharmika (Monk or
Manojña Manojña (Popular coreligionist)
saint) Table 4 indicates that whereas the T.S. does not have the names of Sthavira and Sādharmika, the Sth. does not have the names of 'Sadhu' and 'Manojña'. Even if 'Sadharmika' is taken as 'Sadhu', still there will be no 'Manojña'. Moreover, the order of names is also different
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