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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ma . "O venerable one ! Do the karmic particles similarly stick to
the soul of a living being in two ways - with its effort and without its effort ?"
Mahavira : "O Gautama ! The karmic material particles stick to the soul
of a living being only with Soul's own effort, and they never stick to it without that effort. The Soul has three types of activities - mental, vocal and physical. This threefold activities are the cause of accumulation of karmic particles."
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Fruit of Self-control
Gautama : "O venerable one! What is the fruit of knowledge ?" Mahavira : "O Gautama ! The fruit of knowledge is the discriminatory
cognitive power which discerns merits and demerits of things and consequently enables one to accept what is beneficial and
avoid what is harmful." Gautama : "O venerable one ! What is the fruit of the discriminatory
cognitive power ?"
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Mahavira : "O Gautama ! Its fruit is the vow or determination of
renouncing sinful activities."
Gautama : “O venerable one ! What is the fruit of that vow?"
Mahavira : "O Gautama ! Its fruit is self-control." Gautama : "O venerable one ! What is the fruit of self-control ?" Mahavira : "O Gautama ! The fruit of self-control is the stoppage of the
inflow of karmic particles into the soul."
Attainment of Omniscience
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Gautama : "O venerable one ! Can anyone gain the knowledge of Religion
propounded by the omniscient without listening to what religion is from the mouth of the omniscient or the learned
monk or nun or the learned lay-devotee man or woman?" Mahavira: "O Gautama ! Some may gain the knowledge of Religion
propounded by the omniscient, while some may not. The man
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