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37THET9-819. 61 for having a boy-baby. Both Vaiśramana and his wife Śridevi took a vow of worshipping god Yaksa Dhandeva for their desire of having a son and to keep his name after that god (Bhava four). After the son was born the merchant couple went to the temple of Yaksa and after performing the Pūjā they named their son as Dhana (p. 192-193). Rebirth : a pivotal concept
The concept of rebirth was considered the powerful character on the realm of the religion then and there. The very creation of this book (i.e.SK) had been built up around this concept. This particular concept was very much within the all living religions of our country as can be known from the study of SK. As this work certainly belongs to Jainism it can be said that the same concept might be very much in vogue in Jainism too. Essentially it was believed to perform Dharma, Dāna, Tapa, Sādhanā etc. in this birth as to have happiness and wealth in the next one. Role of saintly life
The saints might be great devotees of Jnānakarma system as can be viewed from the reference of the term Kevleen. What emerges from this word is that the learned and educated people of the society were mostly taken to saintly life. Purņachandra once was a dead body carrier and had therefore decided to become a saint. (Bhava one). A king had also consulted his cabinet for becoming a sādhu (Bhava two). Four Cardinal Characters
Connected with religion was astronomy. People were used to consult an astrologer for Muhūrta for performing sacred things. A reference is to be found for observing Muhurta at the time of the marriage between Kusumāvali and Kunvarsinh (Bhava two). The study of SK helps us to know that Dāna, Sila, Tapa and Bhāvanā were the four major characters of
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