Tirthankar Mahavir

SR No.: 020834
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Kumarpal Desai
Publisher: Jaybhikkhu Sahitya Trust
Publication Year: 2003
Total Pages: 235
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 57 MB

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Determinant of Life-span
Gautama: "O venerable one! What causes the bondage of short (inauspicious) life-span ?"
Mahavira: "O Gautama! There are three things which cause the bondage of short life-span (i) violence, (ii) false speech and (iii) offering disagreeable and hence defiling food and drink etc. to shramana and brahmana ascetics."
Gautama: "O venerable one! What causes the bondage of long (auspicious) life-span ?"
Mahavira: "O Gautama! There are three things which cause the bondage of long life-span (i) non-violence, (ii) true speech and (iii) offering agreeable and hence non-defiling pure food and drink etc. to shramana and brahmana ascetics."
Gautama: "O venerable one! What causes the bondage of long but inauspicious (miserable) life-span ?"
Mahavira: "O Gautama! The following are the causes of the bondage of long but miserable life-span. They are: performing activities involving violence, telling lies, despising, disparaging, defaming, accusing and insulting the shramana and brahmana ascetics, and offering them disagreeable food, drink, etc."
Gautama: "O venerable one! What causes the bondage of long and auspicious (pleasant) life-span ?"
Mahavira: "O Gautama! The following are the causes of the bondage of long and auspicious (pleasant) life-span. They are: abstaining from activities involving violence, refraining from telling lies, praising and venerating shramana and brahmana ascetics, and offering them agreeable and non-defiling food, drink, etc."
Haven and Hell
Gautama: "O compassionate one! Which activities result in birth in hell?"
Mahavira: "O Gautama ! One who performs activities involving violence, who speaks lies, who steals things, who has sexual contacts with
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