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________________ Section 6 On sallekhanā - Embracing Voluntary, Passionless Death षष्ठ परिच्छेद उपसर्गे दुर्भिक्षे जरसि रुजायां च निःप्रतिकारे । धर्माय तनुविमोचनमाहुः सल्लेखनामार्याः ॥ १२२ ॥ सामान्यार्थ – गणधरादिक देव प्रतिकार - रहित उपसर्ग, दुर्भिक्ष, बुढ़ापा और रोग के उपस्थित होने पर धर्म के लिये शरीर के छोड़ने को सल्लेखना कहते हैं। Giving up of the body in a manner that upholds righteousness (dharma) on the occurrence of a calamity, famine, senescence, or disease, from which there is no escape, is called the vow of voluntary, passionless death (sallekhana) by the Most Learned sages. EXPLANATORY NOTE ācārya Umāsvāmi's Tattvārthasūtra: मारणान्तिकीं सल्लेखनां जोषिता ॥ ७-२२ ॥ The householder courts voluntary death at the end of his life. Jain, Vijay K. (2011), “Achārya Umāsvāmi's Tattvārthsūtra", p. 102. Acārya Pujyapada's Sarvarthasiddhi: Sallekhana is making the physical body and the internal .... 191
SR No.007745
Book TitleRatnakarandaka Shravakachar
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorVijay K Jain
PublisherVikalp Printers
Publication Year2016
Total Pages291
LanguageEnglish, Hindi, Sanskrit
ClassificationBook_Devnagari & Book_English
File Size4 MB
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