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fame But out of these, Abhaya Dâna and Supătra Dāna are the motive elements in the attainment of Liberation. The opportunity of giving Supātra Dana to worthy ascetics occurs mostly to persons whose deliverance from transmigression is near. t is said.
तत्र तावद् दानधर्मनिप्रकारः प्रकीर्तितः ।
शानदानाऽभयदान-धर्मोपग्रहदानत ॥ Tatra tävad dāna-dhardiastriprakārah prakirtitaḥ Jhāna dana, Abhaya dana, Dharmopagraha dānatah.
1. There, then, Dana Dharma is described to be of three kinds - 1. Jiana. Dana शानदान 2. Abhaya Dana अभयदान and 3. Dharmopagraha Dana धर्मोपग्रहदान .
Jnāna Dāna. दानं धर्मानभिज्ञेभ्यो वाचना-देशनादिना। ज्ञानसाधनदानं च ज्ञानदान मितीरितम् ॥ १॥ शानदानेन जानाति जन्तुः स्वस्य हिताहितम् । वेत्ति जीवादितत्वानि, विरतिं व सम णुते ॥२॥ ज्ञानदानादवाप्नोति, केवलज्ञानमुज्ज्वलम् ।।
अनुगृहयाऽखिलं लोकं लोकाग्रमधिगच्छति ॥ ३ ॥ 1. Danam dharmānabhijnèbhyo, vācanā-deśanādinā;
Jnānasādhanadanam ca Jñanadānamitiritam.
2. Jnānadānena jānāti jantuh svasya hitāhitam;
Vetti Jivāditattvāni, viratin ca samaśņutè. 3. Jnānadānāslavāpnoti Kovalajñānamujjvalam;
Anugrihyā'khilam lokam lokāgramarihigacchati.
1. The imparting of knowledige by reading and by teaching and by other means to persons who are ignorant of Dharına, and the giving of the means required, such as books, paper, etc. for imparting ko .wlerage, is lesorilred as Jnana Dana शानदान.
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