Essence Of Jaina Scriptures

SR No.: 022313
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Jagdish Prasad Jain
Publisher: Kaveri Books
Publication Year: 2014
Total Pages: 508
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 38 MB

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INTRODUCTION
therefore regarded as desirable thing worth-acquiring (upadeya) in all religions of the world. On the other hand, evil or vicious (ashubha) upayoga is considered inauspicious, undesirable and worth abandoning (heya). When good (shubha or punya) karma becomes operational, one gets worldly prosperity, good health, manifold sensual pleasures, including those of heaven, etc. (PS 70, PS 11). If shubha or the excellent attachment (prashasta raga) is oriented towards sanity and purification (vishuddhi) (PS 155, 180 AC), it gradually (kramtah) leads to liberation (PS 254, 259-260). However, with the rise (udaya) of the evil (ashubha) karma, the self becomes a rogue, an animal or inhabitant of hell. It is always plagued by thousands of pains, and strays incessantly (PS 12).
After transcending the stage of ashubha (evil) upayoga, the self ascends the stage of shubha upayoga, and thereby embraces the love of righteousness (dharma anuraga), which manifests in respect for the worthy Lord and the enlightened souls like teachers (guru) and saints as well as virtues like charity, moral precepts/moral conduct of selfrestraints of non-violence, etc. (PS 69 and PS 69 AC) and compassion towards living beings (PS 157), etc. Ashubha upayoga, on the other hand, consists of infatuation, both view-deluding (i.e. infatuation) and conduct-deluding (i.e. attachment and aversion). It is inclined towards perverse ways. It is engrossed in sense-gratification (vishaya), and passions (kashaya), practicing passionate bad thoughts, bad hearing, bad intention, bad companionship and violence (PS 158 and PS 158 AC).
Explaining shubha and ashubha attachment in Pravachanasara, Jayasena states: “Devotion of the five revered souls (panch parameshthi), etc. is shubha attachment (i.e. commendable or excellent attachment, prashasta raga], while attachment to sense objects (vishaya) and anger, etc. passions (kashaya) is ashubha attachment” (PS 180 JS), [i.e. worth abandoning or not praiseworthy and not excellent attachment, i.e. aprashasta raga.
In Samayasara, it is also stated that for people, who are at a lower stage of spiritual development, the vyavahara path of shubha (good, auspicious) is useful, desirable and worth adopting (prayojanavana) in order to inhibit or restrain passions like delusion, gratification of sense objects, anger, etc. and evil concentration (SS 12 JS).
Kundakunda says that if the psychic-attention (upayoga) is good