Agam 01 Ang 01 Acharang Sutra Aayaro Terapanth

Author(s): Tulsi Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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(iii) Asava: The expression āsava is used in the sense of hardship to be borne by an ascetic."Even if the creatures injure the body, he should not move from the place;he should endure (with patience), being afflicted with different types of asavas (hardships)"50. This is also exactly the meaning of the Pali word 'ās aval in the phrase- adhivāsanā pahatabbā āsavā' (the hardships which are to be got rid of through endurance)51. The word is used in this very sense in the phrase je āsavā te parissavā, je parissavā te āsava (what is hardship is privation, what is privation is hardship)52. The meaning of the word paris savā in this phrase is analogous to that of the Pali word parissayā which stands for the privation of hunger, heat, cold, insect-bites, and so on 53. This reminds us of the parisahas in the second chapter of the Uttarajjhayaņa. The expression āsava gradually underwent a great semantic change in the ethical system of the Jainas.
(iv) Nivvana, Parinivvana, Pamokkha: We have already given the synonyms of nivvāņa in 2 (X) which unequivocally indicate a state of spiritual peace and tranquillity and pliability of body and mind. The expression yivvuda or nivvuta which are past participles of nivvāna stands for a person who desists from sinful activities and is free from all desires54. The expression bar in ivvāna however is to denote freedom from fear and suffering55, the past participle' pariņivvuậa' standing for the state of being a source of fearlessness and freedom from attachment and animosity56, the expression pamokkha refers to deliverance from suffering dukkhã pamokkhasi 57 or death (maranā
50. ibid. I, 8.8. 10.
pāņā deham vihimsamti, thànão ņa viubbhame āsavehim vivittehim
tippamāņehiyāsae, 51. Majjhima Nikaya, 1, p.15. (NNM Edn. ) 52. Ayiro, 1, 4.2.12. 53. Suttanipata (Sa riputtasutta) 54. Ayåro, 1, 4.3.38 & 1. 8.1.16.
je nivvudā pāvehim kummchim, ayidānā te viyahiya. 55. ibid. I, 1.6.121.
nijjhāittā padilehittä patteyam pariņivvānam. 56. ibid. I, 6.5.107. 57. ibid. 1, 3.1.9. & 1, 3.3. 64.