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Spirituality has an extraordinary power of purifying the dirt of passion So it is said to be a life giving herb (Sanjivani). But the human being is running after it collecting the physical wealth abandoning this life giving herb. Forgetting himself leaving the touchstone aside he is like trying to grab one gold. This one is his meaningless endeavour as mirage where nothing is achieved but entire energy gets wasted. To take birth as a human being is the outcome of supreme deeds. If it is wasted in gathering the mundane treasure then what graver mistake can be there? This kind of mistake the human being has been committing since innumerable births due to his inert consciousness, so he suffers of pain and miseries and transmigrating in four gati.
Spirituality is the medium to awaken the inert consciousness. Jain spirituality is engraved in Jain Agamas. Jain Agamas are the compiled form of the discourses and sermons of Bhagwan Mahavir Swami and composed by Gandhar later on. The dense darkness of delusion and arrogancy covering ones life gets removed through the study and teaching of Jain Agamas and the glow of "SELF” is manifested.
Samvayanga Sutra is fourth one among the twelve canons. The word Samvayang consists of three words namely 'Sam', Avaya and Inga. Samvayanga has got its shape means the canon that gives the knowledge of 'Avaya' righteously and of matter which has the fixed numerical position. The speciality of 'Samvayanga Sutra' has been reflected in Jain Agamas. The chronicles and history of Jain Philosophy and culture can be understood by the study of this Agams. The basic principles propounded by Bhagwan Mahavir Swamy alongwith various science like subjects from number one to one hundred as "Sthanak Samvaya" in 677 sutras have been explained elaborately and fluently.
The numerical subject matters in Sthanak Samvaya of Samvayanga Sutra have $ 9 been discussed in a beautiful way namely: In Sthanak Samvaya one the subject
matter that has only 'one' number has been discussed and in Samvaya Sthanak two the discussion of subject matter that has two members. Here in each
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