Agam 01 Ang 01 Acharang Sutra Aayaro Terapanth

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

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tice which is the precursor of the kāyānupassanā satipatthana (mindfulness concerning inspection of the interior of the body). An important aspect of this meditation is represented by the gerunds pehãe (having looked at)85 and sapehāe (having comprehended), which indicate the necessity of right cognitive attitude towards the world. This brief account of meditation, read with the eighth chapter called Vimoha-Ajjhayajawhich prescribes immobility of the body at the highest stage, gives an idea of the earliest form of meditation prevalent in the early periods of Nirgranthism and Buddhism.
4. The above account of the contents of the earliest book of the Ardha magadhi scripture of the Jainas is given, as far as possible, on the basis of the text itself, as edited by Muni Shri Nathmalji, without any reference to the exegetical literature. This study may be considered supplementary to what has been done by the learned editor who has brought to bear his vast knowledge in discntangling many a problem that exercised the ingenuity of great scholars of the eminence of Jacobi and Schubring. The present edition with notes which are so penetrating is a valuable contribution to the field of Jainological studies. The editor has the blessings, and inspiration of the great saint and reformer Acharya Sri Tulsi who has been indefatigably working for the spiritual, moral and cultural regeneration of the nation for more than three decades. The translator Muni Shri Mahendra Kumārji, B.Sc., has also done his job excellently, and we hope he would continue to do such work in the future with unabated zeal.
Nathmal Tatia
30 June 1981
Jain Vishva Bharati, Landnun (Rajasthan),
esa vire pasamsie, je baddhe padimoyac jahā amto tahā bāhim, jahā bāhim tahā amto, amto anto debamtarani pāsati pushovi savamtāim, pampdie padilehāc se maimam pariņņāya, mā ya hu lālam paccāsi, mā te su tiricchamappa
namāvātae. 85, ibid. I. 2.5. 138. 86. ibid. l. 4.3.32.