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INTRODUCTION
This Sthaan contains various topics connected with numeral ten. It starts with ten attributes of Lok (occupied space). After that there is a mention of ten subjects of sense organs and movement of matter followed by detailed description of ten causes of anger. Internally anger is produced by fruition of krodh kashaya (angerpassion) and externally by the other causes mentioned in the related aphorism. Therefore the aspirant should avoid these anger-producing causes. In the same way the ten causes of conceit and those of spiritual tranquillity (chitta samadhi) and non-tranquillity (asamadhi) are worth pondering. Ten causes of initiation reveal the inspiring factors that lead to renunciation and initiation. Ten reasons of vaiyauritya (service) inform us that it is essential for an aspirant to serve ailing, neo-initiate and co-religionist ascetics besides acharya, upadhyaya, sthavir and other seniors.
TENTH STHAAN (PLACE NUMBER TEN)
The description of ten faults of pratisevana, alochana and prayashchit inspires the aspirant to avoid them. Ten categories of upaghat-vishodhi and sakleshasanklesh inform about avoiding the causes of upaghat and sanklesh and seek vishodhi and asanklesh.
Studies should be done only during the prescribed time and not otherwise because studies during falling of a comet and other such proscribed periods cause many harms including eye ailments. To continue studies during the mourning period on the death of the king or some other prominent person is against social norms. Many other faults of studies during proscribed period have been mentioned.
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The listing of various social duties (dharma) including gram-dharma, nagardharma, rashtra-dharma and kula-dharma as well as spiritual duties including shrut-dharma and chaaritra-dharma provide guidance for performing these duties. 卐 The ten categories of sthavirs inform about serving them and paying them due respect. List of ten kinds of sons reveals the then prevalent social conditions. The ten uses of tejoleshya explain the intensity of fire power. The ten categories of charity convey the variety and antiquity of Indian practice of charity.
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The details about ten dreams of Bhagavan Mahavir during his chhadmasth period, ten miraculous happenings, ten spiritual states (dasha) with their subcategories and other important details are worth contemplating. This tenth Sthaan also contains ten divisions of Drishtivaad (the subtle canon) and many other 卐 important topics.
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