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राइणिएसु विजयं पउंजे-८/४१, Respect elders.-8/41
कुज्जा साहूहिं संथवं - ८/५३
Mix with pious people. -8/53 धम्मस्स विणओ मूल-९/२/२
Humbleness is the root of religion.-9/2/2
असंविभागी न हु तस्स मुक्खो - ९ / २ / २३
He who does not share his meals with colleagues does not attain liberation. 9/2/23
नो इह लोगट्टयाए तब महिष्ठिज्जा - ९ / ४/४
Do not indulge in austerities in order to fulfill mundane desires.9/4/4
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न परं वइज्जा सि अयं कुसीले १०/१८
Do not call others corrupt and debased. 10/18
संपेहए अप्पगमप्पएणं-चू. २/१२
Indulge in self-review. -C-2/12
अप्पा खलु सययं रक्खियव्यो- चू. २/१६
Protect your body and soul yourself. -C-2/16
There are hundreds of such aphorisms in this Agam that are resplendent like gems. These short passages not only contain spiritual message but they also act like lamps on the social pathways of mundane life. By following these we can infuse peace and success in our social life. Dashavaikalik Sutra contains effective ways of leading a balanced and stress free life in the modern day world filled with personal, social, and political competitions and rivalries.
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It is my firm belief that realizing its mundane usefulness, the ancient sages gave it the position of the guard on the threshold of the ascetic life. Not only that, they made it compulsory to study some specific chapters from Dashavaikalik Sutra before an ascetic could be firmly and finally initiated into the ascetic way. This is the proof of its importance and usefulness. Therefore, in my opinion, Dashavaikalik Sutra is not just a book of ascetic codes of conduct, it deserves to be called the source. book of human conduct. It occupies the same place in Jain tradition as Manusmriti occupies in the Vedic tradition. This is my personal
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