Saman suttam Part 1

SR No.: 008022
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kamalchand Sogani
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy
Publication Year: 1993
Total Pages: 119
Language: Prakrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari, Religion, & Principle
File Size: 6 MB

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(17) Of Three Jewels (A) Three Jewels from the Empirical Standpoint:
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(From the empirical standpoint) belief in religious truths human values, etc is spiritual awakening. When eleven Angas (scriptures) and specefic portion of the twelth Anga (scripture) are studied well, then, the experience which issues from it is knowledge, pursuance of austerity is conduct-all ihis is the means to Mokşa (equanimity). The Vyavahāranaya (empirical standpoint) says so The person comprehends things (facts and values) through knowledge, he believes in them by reason of (spiritual) awakening, he restrains the senses by virtue of (ethicospiritual) conduct; and by austerity he is purified. For the person who pursues mere knowledge without conduct, who adopts the form of a Muni (saint) without spiritual awakening and who performs austerity without concentration of mind all that is of no consequence. For the person who is not a spiritualist, value-knowledge does not grow in life. In the absence of value-knowledge remarkabilities in (ethico-spiritual) conduct does not arise. For the person who is devoid of conduct emancipation (from Karmas) is not possible. And for the person who is devoid of emancipation (from Karmas), supreme peace (equanimity in life) does not emerge Knowledge destitute of action is of no consequence action done from ignorance is also of no consequence. (It is a well known fact that) the lame man, even though all the time seeing the fire, burned and the blind man, even though running, also burned (Ācāryas) tell us that) on accomplishing the unity (of knowledge and action) (there issues proper) result, since the chariot (of Dharma) does not move on one wheel (of either knowledge or action). (But) having gathered in the forest they (both) the blind and the lame men, who got united, went to the city.
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