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66 : Śramaņa, Vol 66, No. 3, July-September 2015 hardships like hunger, oppressed by the favourable and unfavourable man made troubles, he should not transgress his undertaking.'
A Jaina monk is required to prepare himself to pursue a course of gradual fasting which may last for years together. In Pravacalasāroddhāra there is a specific methodology of observing Santhārā on the basis of difference of time limitation. Minimum time limit of Santhårā is six months. The medium time limit of it is twelve months and the maximum time limit of it is twelve years which ends with death."7
It is very often seen that the self has more attachment with one's own body; he cares for it with all hooks and crooks. But during Santhārā period, the practitioner realizes that body and passions are the main causes of inflow of karmas. So prior to the adoption of the vow, one is required to give up all feelings of love, hatred companionship and worldly attachments with a pure and calm mind. He should obtain forgiveness of one's kinsmen and of others with all humanity at the same time forgiving them sincerely. Only when he has confessed without any concealment all his transgressions, kłta, kārita or anumata, he is fit to assume the mahāvratas in their entirety for as long as his life lasts.
The Dravya Santhāra last for twelve years. According to the Uttarādhyayana-sutra (36.25. 255), the order in which food can be curtailed is as follows:
The first four years are done by either vikstiparityāga (i.e. abandonment of rich foods) or ācāmla (i.e. eating only a single item of food). The next four years - special penance such as fasting for a day, for two days, for three days etc. and taking appropriate breakfast. During the 9th and 10th year fasting on alternate days is practiced and ācāmla in breakfast. The first half of the 11th year fasting for one day and two days is practiced. Then in the second half of the 11th year severe penance of fasting is increased to three or more days. During the whole of the 11th year, the ācāmla in breakfast is practiced. In the first six months reduced diet on the day of ācāmla
| SR No. | 525093 |
| Book Title | Sramana 2015 07 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Sundarshanlal Jain, Ashokkumar Singh |
| Publisher | Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi |
| Publication Year | 2015 |
| Total Pages | 114 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Sramana, & India |
| File Size | 13 MB |