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UTTARJJHAYANA AND SOCIO-RELIGIOUS FORMALISM
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The monk whose only concern is shaving the head and who is not mindful of his vows is worthless like counterfeit coins or imitation gems. His desire to go naked is meaningless; he loses both here and hereafter.85 All these facts reinforce the spirit of 'One does not become a Samana' by shaving off head etc'.
Thus in the Uttarajjhayana we find a constant endeavour to prune away unwanted growth of formalism lest they obscure the spirit of religious conduct. But pruning has to be repeated from time to time because formalism has an inherent tendency to overgrow.
पिण्डोलए व दुस्सीले नरगाओ न मुच्चई । भिक्खाए वा गिहत्थे वा सुव्वए कम्मई दिवं ॥
उत्तर० V, 21, 22. 35. चिरं पि से मुण्डरुई भवित्ता अथिरव्वए तवणियमेहि भट्ठ ।
चिरं पि अप्पाण किलेस इत्ता न पारए होइ हु संपराए । पोल्ले व मुट्ठी जह से असारे अयन्तिए कूडकहावणे वा । राढ़ामणि विरुलियप्पगासे अमहग्घए होइ य जाणएसु ॥ कुसीललिगं इह धारइत्ता इसिज्झयं जीविय बहइत्ता । असंजए संजयलप्पमाणे विणिग्यायमागच्छइ से चिरं पि ।।
उत्तर० XX, 41-49.
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