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ADVANCED ASCETICISM (DHUTA)
६२. एगयरे अण्णयरे विरूवरूवे फासे अहियासेति अचेले ।
62.
62.
६३. लाघवं आगममाणे ।
63.
63.
Egayare annayare viruvaruve phase ahiyaseti acele.
65.
The nude monk bears hardships of one or various sorts.
६४. तवे से अभिसमण्णागए भवति ।
64.
64.
65.
Laghavam agamamāņe.
He feels lighter in spirit.
Tave se abhisamannagae bhavati.
६५. जयं भगवता पवेदितं तमेव अभिसमेच्चा सव्वतो सव्वत्ताए समत्तमेव समभिजाणिया ।
The practice of nudism by a muni facilitates for him the observance of austerities like curtailment of mon astic paraphernalia and kāya -kleśa penances.
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Jaheyam bhagavatā paveditam tameva abhisamecca Savvato savvattãe samattameva samabhijāṇiyā.
The ascetic nudism which has been recommended for
a muni by Bhagavan Mahavira should be interpreted
in the same sense in which it is meant and it should inspire the muni to practise equanimity thoroughly (i. e. no one should be despised).
ANNOTATION 65. Some munis are more scantily clad than the others, i. e. the number of clothes possessed by each varies. But this does not give them a feeling of hauteur towards their brethren. For they realize that all of them are disciples of the Tirthankaras. This difference in discipline is due to one's individual physical structure and temperament. Nevertheless, a who conforms to nudism does not underestimate or despise another muni who is a non-nudist.
muni
The Ayara -cula (5/21) records that a muni, accepting self-imposed vows with regards to scantiness of clothes, should not deem "These munis labour under false presumptions; I do not. On the contrary, he should think in
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