Jain Legend Vol 1

SR No.: 007594
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 367
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 2 MB

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with less value, worn out clothes. All rama as keep rajohara a (whiskbroom) and mukhavastrik (mouth-cloth). Hence, linguists say acelaka are of two types – sacelaka and acelaka. T rthamkara are acelaka. After the devad ya falls off, they remain without clothes. However, all the rest Jina monks, etc are called sacelakas. At the very least, they have the practice of whiskbroom and mouth-cloth. In the same way, the monk who is devoid of delusions but with few clothes i.e. acela is also a monk.
Sapratikrama a (Ritualised Confession) tradition
In the time of the first and last T rthamkara, there is the norm of pratikrama a (ritualised confession both during evolving times (ubhayak la) as well as at the time of committing a flaw by way of observing restriction during walking( ry patha) or begging rounds (seaking alms/bhik ) etc are forms of immediate pratikrama a. That is, Lord Mah v ra has instructed that pratikrama a is inevitable whether or not there is fault / imperfection (do a). Whereas in the time of the 22 T rthamkara from Ajitan tha to P r van tha the moment there is a fault/ imperfection there was an immediate purification act ( uddhi), hence they did not have the concept of evolving times pratikrama a as a rule.
Sthitakalpa
At the time of the 19' and the last T rthamkara all (code of conduct) kalpas are essential, hence they are called Sthitakalpa. Whereas for the remaining 22 T rthamkara there are believed to be four Sthitakalpas and six asthitakalpas. For the monks of Lord Mah v ra, m sakalpa i.e. the monks and female-monks should not remain at a place beyond a month without a reason. Today those monks and female-monks for no reason at all, in the name of religious propagation, remain at the same place; this is not according to the scriptural norms.
Heretics of Lord Mah v ra
Jam li
There were seven heretics in the time period of Lord Mah v ra, out of whom two were during his lifetime, Jam li and Ti yagupta. Jam li was the Lord's nephew; and being the husband of the Lord's only daughter, Priyadar an , was his son-in-law. He took initiation from rama a Lord
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