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PINDAISHANA: FIRST CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
Another name of this second part of Acharanga Sutra is 'Acharagra' or 'Achara Chula'. This is made up of 4 Chulas and 16 Chapters.
◆ Chula, chuda or choti means the highest point or pinnacle. As this work contains directions about important aspects or peaks, of ascetic conduct it is called 'Chula'.
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✦ Conduct is of five types-jnanachar (conduct related to knowledge), darshanachar (conduct related to perception), charitrachar (conduct related to the ascetic way), tapachar (conduct related to austerities), viryachar (conduct related to vitality). This second part of the book mainly discusses conduct related to the ascetic way. As charitrachar is the central one this conduct acts as custodian to the other four.
The first Chula has seven chapters from Pindaishana to Avagraha Pratima. The second Chula also has seven chapters (8th to 14th) including Sthana Saptika. The third Chula has one chapter (15th) named Bhavana, and the fourth Chula also has one chapter (16th) titled Vimukti.
✦ Pind means a cluster or agglomerate of things. It has two typesmental and physical. The mental cluster (bhava-pind) means ascetic discipline. The physical cluster is meals. Bed, food and equipment (dress and pots), all these three are called physical cluster (dravya-pind).
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For practice of ascetic discipline the body is the main instrument. Food is essential in order to maintain the body. To search for pure food for the practice of pure and faultless ascetic discipline is the subject discussed in the first chapter.
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