Sramana 2011 01

SR No.: 525075
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Sundarshanlal Jain, Shreeprakash Pandey
Publisher: Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi
Publication Year: 2011
Total Pages: 172
Language: Hindi
Classification: Magazine, India_Sramana, & India
File Size: 15 MB

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The Parables of the Three Marchents : 131
And again: everybody is taught the right way so why doesn't he care? (25) He who cares will reach the goal (26). Verse 27 is very peculiar. The reward is bliss of the world, in fact, exactly that which should be refused by a virtuous person. It is either the influence of ancient Indian tradition or the influence of the world. From the point of dharma or mokşamārga it will not stand the test. Verse 28 compares the folly of the sinner (28) and wisdom of a wise man (29,30). The whole story ends with an exclamation 'Thus I say' which resembles European ear for Jesus 'Amen.' The parable of talents in The New Testament (25.15-25.28) about Mathew entrusted his property to three slaves (5 talents to first, 2 to second and one to third) while going on a long journey. On return he demands his property back. The first one returned ten talents, the second one four and the third one just one. Mathews then calls the third one as lazy and evil and takes his talent away and give it to who has ten. Another example 'The parable of the ten Minas (19.1127) is also similar as told by Jesus where the king gave ten minas each to ten slaves to go and to do business till his return. According to the note of Herman Jacobi this parallel was researched by H. Hutman, follower of professor Leumann from Strasbourgh. The question whether The New Testament tèxts are inspired by the Uttarādhyayanasūtra or vice versa, or whether the texts are independent from one another and are similar only due to the fact that both are based on everyday-life-examples (Utt 17,15) is difficult to decide.
Jacobi thinks that the parable was created in India and not Palestina. He reasons that the Jaina story has only basic elements which are more precisely developed in The Gospels.
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