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cannot, therefore, regard its afflictions and inflictions as his own in any sense. He who beats or insults his body, therefore, does nothing which he can or ought to resent. Similarly, he has no love left in him for his personality-the name which he bore when he was not ordained, and the appurtenant personal paraphernalia that he possessed as a householder. It is not possible for any one to disturb him by slandering his good name, for that reason. When attacked, he does not even wish for a speedy termination of the assault or trouble or discomfort. He simply turns his attention inwards and throws himself in the attitude of kayotsarga (detachment from the body), till the assault be over or death put an end to the trouble. The idea of a flight will never enter his mind; for what should one be not afraid of, but rather anxious to meet, death fear or flee from? There are five kinds of deaths, namely
(1) Pandita Pandita (literally, wise wise, hence the Master's)
(2) Pandita (the wise-man's)
(3) Bala-Pandita (literally, child-pandita's) (4) Bāla (literally, Child's) and
(5) Bāla-bāla (literally, child-child, hence the fool's)
The Master's 'death' is the dissociation between Spirit and Matter, as in the case of the Tirthankara, whose body is dispersed, and vanishes like camphor, leaving the Spirit pure and undefiled, which as such immediately ascends to the topmost part of the Universe, to reside there, for ever in the enjoyment of Infinite, All-embracing Knowledge, Infinite Perception, Unending Bliss, Infinite Life, that is Immortality, and all other Divine attributes.
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| SR No. | 007251 |
| Book Title | Mrutyu Mahotsav |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Dhyansagar Muni |
| Publisher | Prakash C Shah |
| Publication Year | 2011 |
| Total Pages | 68 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari |
| File Size | 10 MB |