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MOKSHA MARG PRAKASHAK
Characteristics of Upadhyaya (Preceptor Monk)
And (the Jaina-monk) who having obtained the knowledge of various Jain-Shastras (scriptures) has been installed as the authority of teaching and preaching in the congregation of the monks and who by knowing the purposeful meaning of all the Shastras (sacred books of Jains) meditates concentratedly upon the nature of the self (soul) and, if somtimes, due to rise of slight mild-passion, his upayoga (active-knowledge) does not remain fixed in the self, then he himself reads the Shastras and teaches other religious-minded people.
I bow to such an Upadhyaya monk' who teaches Bhavya Jivas (souls capable of attaining liberation).
Characteristics of Sadhu (Ascetic Monk)
Further, excepting the preceding above two types of rankholders, the rest are all those who hold monk's rank and are engrossed in attaining the nature of the soul and do not ramble their Upayoga (active consciousness) in other substances by treating them agreeable or disagreeable, thus they try to tranquillize the Upayoga and externally observe religious penances, rituals, etc., as being instrumental cause and sometimes engage themselves in invocation, obeisance and such other activities.
Such are the true Jaina monks who incessantly make efforts for the realisation of the self soul; I bow to all such ascetic monks.
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Purpose of Adoration
Thus is the nature of Arhantas, etc., it is full of passionlessness with perfect knowledge. By means of that only, the Arhantas, etc., are supreme and worthy of invocation and adoration. Because from Jiva Tattva (sentient-being) point of view, all Jivas (souls) are alike but because of attachment, etc., psychic maladies and feeble knowledge, Jivas become censurable and due to lessening of attachment, etc., and increase of knowledge deserve adoration; so in Arhantas and Siddhas due to complete absence of attachment, etc., and perfectness of knowledge, the manifestation of absolute
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