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74 : Śramaņa, Vol 66, No. 1, January-March 2015 pure conduct, practices the eight article (aşta-pravacana-mātā) and does not neglect the practice of control (gupti) and pays great attention to it.20 The Guru lays down certain expiations (prāyaścitta) to the one who is confessing to atone for the sins committed by him. The expiation consists usually in fulfillment of certain cult acts namely, recitation of scriptural verses, chanting of mantras, practices of meditation, doing special acts of penances. Expiations have a special significance in the order of the monks. Here punishments means for even the smallest offences and stricter punishments for a serious offence. In ten types of expiations, there is a kind of expiation in which even a reduction of spiritual seniority is made. 21 Jains give extra-ordinary importance to tapas. Its great value for the purification of soul and for the destruction of karmas is a special peculiarity of the Jains. Control over Crimes Such religious process of self-repentance can stop the crimes in the society. The buildup of immorality can be kept under check, as person who commits sin resolves not to continue the same illegal act in future. Pratikramana is a great vacuum cleaning system. It aids us in scanning out the past mistakes and thus alerts for future slips. It crushes various cyclones of thoughts and the emotional thunder, which is crucial for professionals to take the appropriate decision at right time. It is a very effective mechanism to wipe out the negativity and shape up the positive, pleasant and peaceful personality. "Sugar factory in tongue and ice factory in brain", this phrase comes in practice when pratikramaņa affects the life style. Through this repentance, he not only purifies and moulds his conduct but also creates the peaceful society on the earth. It is said in the canons that through free-hearted repentance for hurting others, a person sheds off his bound karmas. It is a special privilege of the human beings that they are competent enough to critically analyze ones actions and deserve the capacity to choose the right path through the decision power of self-discretion. No other living being possesses the potentiality to perform pratikramaņa except human beings. It works
| SR No. | 525091 |
| Book Title | Sramana 2015 01 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sundarshanlal Jain, Ashokkumar Singh |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 2015 |
| Total Pages | 118 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 9 MB |