Book Title: Agam 01 Ang 01 Acharang Sutra Aayaro Terapanth
Author(s): Tulsi Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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________________ 318 ĀYĀRO 18) (Some philosophers maintain that) hell does not exist. ६. जमिणं विप्पडिवण्णा मामगं धम्मं पण्णवेमाणा।। Jamiņam vippadivanşă māmagam dhammaṁ pannave manā. 6. Thus while taking for granted mutually contradictory dogmas, each one professes and propounds his own creed. 6. ७. एत्यवि जाणह अकस्मात् । Etthavi jánaha akasmāt. 7. (A muni should not cultivate intimacy with the abso lutists (or extremists). In the event of philosophical discussion with them, he should admonish them thus ). "Try to realize that these absolutistic doctrines of yours are not compatible with rationality - they are illogical." ANNOTATION 7. Both the doctrines -- 'the universe is real' and 'the universe is unreal' -- exemplify Absolutism. Until we accept the concept of reality, we cannot prove that of unreality, and vice versa. Actually, reality' and 'unreality' are both relative terms. They can respectively be comprehended through the point of view of substance and that of the transformations of substance. The universe is real with reference to substance and unreal with reference to its mutations or modifications. The 'isms' referred to in the present aphorism are all absolutistic in outlook and hence mutually contradictory. ८. एवं तेसिं णो सुअक्खाए, णो सुपण्णत्ते धम्मे भवति । 8. Even tesim no suakkhãe, no supannatte dhamme bha vati. 8. The creed professed by such a philosopher, (whose views are based on Absolutism and hence are far Jain Education International 2010_03 For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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