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much, he rather holds deviationless (stable) condition by becoming stoical and dispassionate. And, occassionally, due to rise of mildpassion, Shubhopayoga (auspicious thought activity) is also caused, owing to which he gets inclined towards the external means of Shuddhopayoga but knowing such inclination also to be relinquishable, wishes to uproot it. And due to the absence of rise of intense passions there exists no Ashubhopayoga (inauspicious thought activity) of indulging in violence, etc., and having attained such an internal state of self, he has accepted the Digamber posture (totally possessionless naked state) of quititide and serenity, has become free from the acts of decorating the body, etc., lives in forest, caves etc., follows unbreachedly 28 Moolgunas (basic rites), endures 22 types of Parishahas (afflictions), adores 12 kinds of Tapas (penances), sometimes becomes motionless like an idol by holding the meditation-posture, sometimes engages himself in external pious activities such as study of scriptures etc, sometimes attentively engages oneself in food-taking and making movement, etc., which activities are fit for him for the sake of maintaining the body, being the associating cause of Muni Dharma (monk's religion).
Such is the state of a Jaina-monk and this applies to all Jaina monks
Characteristics of Acharya
(Chief of Congregation of Monks) Among them in the group of above monks) he, who has become the leader of a congregation of monks by acquiring the chief rank by virtue of the excellence in right belief, right knowledge and right conduct and who chiefly remains engrossed in Nirvikalpa Swaroopaacharan (unrambling state of pure, passionless conduct of the self), and when he has compassionate feeling due to rise of slight mild attachment, preaches sermons to only those Jivas who pray for and are curious for religion; he administers Deeksha (renunciationvow) to those who want to accept asceticism, and purifies by the process of expiation those who admit their faults. .
I bow to such an ascetic chief monk Acharya who admonishes such kind of spiritual conduct. Jain Education International
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