Pravachansara

SR No.: 034445
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers
Total Pages: 407
Language: Hindi, Sanskrit, English
Classification: Book_Devnagari & Book_English
File Size: 16 MB

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प्रवचनसार
[ तस्य ] तो उसके [ संयमः ] मुनि की क्रिया - रूप आचार [ नास्ति ] नहीं होता [ इति ] यह बात [ सूत्रं ] जिनप्रणीत सिद्धान्त [ भणति ] कहता है । [ असंयतः ] और जिसके संयमभाव नहीं है वह पुरुष [ कथं ] कैसे [ श्रमणः ] मुनि [ भवति ] हो सकता है? नहीं हो सकता।
The Doctrine expounds that in this world, he, whose perception (drsti) is not based on the tenets contained in the Scripture, cannot observe proper restraint (samyama). So, how can the one without restraint (samyama) be an ascetic (muni, śramana)?
Explanatory Note: The man who has not acquired the right faith (samyagdarśana) after knowing the tenets contained in the Scripture, certainly cannot observe proper restraint (samyama). And, the one without proper restraint (samyama) cannot be called an ascetic (muni, śramana). The path to liberation consists in right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct, together. The ascetic (muni, śramana) who has not acquired the right faith (samyagdarśana) based on the tenets contained in the Scripture cannot own the faculty-of-discrimination (bhedavijñāna). In its absence, he is not able to discriminate between the self and the non-self. He considers passions (kaṣāya) as own-nature and does not make efforts to dissociate himself from attachment (rāga), aversion (dveṣa), and delusion (moha). He indulges in the objects of the senses and causes injury (himsa) to the living beings having six kinds of bodies - ṣaṭkāya. He does not observe asceticism, marked by renunciation. He remains devoid of the supreme meditation, the source of the knowledge of the pure-soul. Thus, without the knowledge of the Scripture and the right faith (samyagdarśana), proper restraint (samyama) cannot be observed. The accomplishment of the path to liberation and of the asceticism is possible only when these three - knowledge of the Scripture (agamajñāna), right faith (samyagdarśana) and restraint (samyama) present together.
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