International Journal Of Jaina Studies Vol 01 To 03 2005 To 2007

SR No.: 022773
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Peter Flugel
Publisher: Hindi Granth Karyalay
Publication Year: 2008
Total Pages: 202
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 19 MB

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of words (vacuna-vibhakti): Nominative, Accusative, Instrumental, etc. <609> eight branches of Ayurveda: treatment of children, treatment of bodily diseases, surgery related to eye, removal of any substance which has entered the body, doctrine of antidotes, treatment of mental diseases, doctrine of aphrodisiacs, doctrine of elixirs, alchemy <611> the first future Tirthankara will initiate eight kings <627> sūtras 631, 632, 635 up to 637 and 639 up to 644 give the names of eight islands and seas, state that the Jambu-tree is eight vojana tall, give the names of eight mountain-caves, areas, cities, goddesses, divine realms etc. / a maximum of eight Arhats, eight Cakravartins, eight Baladevas or eight Vasudevas did, do and will take birth in some specific areas in the continent Jambūdvīpa <638> the height of celestial vehicles in the heavenly abodes Mahāśukra and Sahasrára is 800 (i.e. eight times 100) yojana <650> the minimum duration of the bondage of the karman responsible for male gender is eight years; the same period of time is stated for the karman responsible for fame (yaśas) <658>.
Chapter IX (nava-sthānam)
Nine kinds of restraints (gupti) for a monk who lives in chastity (brahmacürya): he stays in solitude, avoids: talking with women, sitting near women, looking at women, tasty food, excessive quantity of food, recalling pleasures enjoyed in the past, listening to flattering (anupātin) words, does not get attached to pleasures <663> nine causes of discase: sitting continuously, sitting in wrong posture, excessive sleeping, keeping awake too long, restraining bowel movement, restraining of passing urine, excessive travelling, wrong food, agitation <667> nine oozing apertures in the human body: two ears, two eyes, two holes in the nose, mouth, urethra, anus <675> cight topics of evil scriptures (pāpa-śruta): sudden events (Abhayadeva in his commentary states: "blood-shower", etc.), augury or omen, mantra, ākhyāyikā (perhaps: drama, etc.), Ayurveda, arts, architecture, ajñana (Abhayadeva in his commentary states: secular scriptures as those dealing with dance or the Mahābhārata), preaching wrong faith <678> nine conditions for pure alms-seeking: a monk does not destroy living beings (na hanati), does not cause others to do so, does not approve of others doing so; he does not cook for himself (na pacati), does not cause others to do so, does not approve of others doing so; he does not buy food himself (na krināti), does not cause others to do so, does not approve of others doing so <681>