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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wives of others, who indulges in amassing wealth indiscriminately, (that is, one who does not observe five minor-scale vows), who gets angry easily, who is egoistic, who is impudent, who is deceitful, who is cruel, who is sinful, who gossips, who is very greedy, who wrongly accuses good persons, who is irreligious, who speaks incoherent and inconsistent speech, who is ungrateful and whose intellect is perverse, becomes very miserable and pathetic
and is ultimately born in hell." Gautama : "O compassionate one! Which activities result in birth in
heaven ?" Mahavira : "O Gautama ! One who is inclined towards austerities, self
control and donation or renunciation, who is candid and compassionate, who has firm faith in the words of a spiritual teacher and who strives for right knowledge, right faith and right conduct is reborn, after death, in the heavenly world."
Heavy Soul and Light Soul Gautama : “O venerable one! What makes a soul heavy with the weight
of karmic particles ?" Mahavira : "O Gautama ! The following eighteen sinful acts cause karmic
particles stick to the soul and consequently the soul becomes heavy. The first sinful act is to deprive living beings of their lives. The second is to speak lies. The third is to steal. The fourth is to have sexual intercourse with someone other then one's own wife. The fifth is to be possessive. The sixth is to get angry easily. The seventh is to be egoistic. The eighth is to deceive others. The ninth is to have uncontrolled greed. The tenth is to have attachment to material things. The eleventh is to be averse to. The twelfth is to be quarrelsome. The thirteenth is to make false allegations. The fourteenth is to indulge in gossip. The fifteenth is to have fickle disposition. The sixteenth is to indulge in false accusations. The seventeenth is to tell malicious lies. The
eighteenth is to entertain false faith." Gautama : "O venerable one! What makes the Soul light? Or how can
the karmic particles be shed?
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