Jaina Iconography

SR No.: 011018
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: B Bhattacharya
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas
Publication Year: 1974
Total Pages: 247
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 17 MB

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Introduction
night, etc. All these summarisc the very norms of Jaina Ethics of which the details may be found in certain vows and the eleven Pratimās.1 Most of them share in character with the orthodox Hindu and Buddhist rules of lifc cxccpt probably the duties which prescribe a Srāvaka to have faith in his own rcligion, to do Sāmāyika (meditation during one Muhūrta) and to keep certain fasts, to limit his indispensible necessities of life and to abandon part by part worldly occupations as a preparatory to the inonk's life.
Another characteristic of the Jaina Religion is its constituent division of the Srāvakas "hearers” or lay disciples and Yatis or Monks, who should hold no property and never quit their dwelling except to beg for food. The Yati's life is one of utter abstinence, taciturnity and continence. He has to sweep the ground before sitting, rein in silent and stcady at one place at night and not to ride any ve'ricle for travelling. He is allowed, in turn, to dispense with all a:ts of worship, whilst the Srāvaka has to add to the ob ervance of the religious and moral duties the worship of the Tirthamkaras and a profound reverence 10 be shown to his more pious brethren. The secular Jain like the ascetic must practise the four virtucs, --libcrality, gentleness, picty and penance? : he should govern his mind, tongue and acts; abstain, at certain seasons, from salt, flower, green fruits, honcy, grapes, tobacco; drink water thrice strained, and never Icave a liquid uncovered lest an insect should be drowned in it; it is his duty also to visit daily a temple, where some of the images
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हार-ब्रह्मचर्य-आरम्भत्याग---परिग्रहत्याग अनमोदन व्रत--उदिष्टव्रत SAHTI (1) 2017 (Faith). (2) Vow. (3) Sāmāyika (one 1). (4) Furtnightly fast. (-) Abstinence from the flesh of conscious creatures.
(6) Abstinence from cating at nigbt. (7) Abstinence. (8) Abandonment of nearly all worldly engagements & occupations. (9-11). qFTHECATT, 377 afacant, 3fEGZCITT- (a gradual giving up of the world and retirement). सत्त्वेषु मैत्री गणिषु प्रमोदं क्लिष्टेषु जीवेषु कृपापरत्वम् । माध्यस्थभावं विपरीतवृत्तौ सदा ममात्मा विदधातु देवः ।।
Sāmāyika-Pātha No. 1 by Amitagati.