Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkrutdashang Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana, Rajkumar Jain, Purushottamsingh Sardar
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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0. Eignin гrauma
The duration of this pratima is one week or seven days.
Here, the Shraman observes a fast without even water for a day and night. After this he goes out of the city or the village selects a prasuk (free of living organism) place and starts kayotsarg (meditation taking away all attention from the body or forgetting the body altogether) in postures like Uttanasan, Parshvasan or Nishadyasan.
If he has any natural urge to relieve himself he moves to a spot selected, inspected, and prepared in advance, relieves himself, returns to the place of meditation and resumes his meditation.
This way he continues this practice for seven days.
9. Ninth Pratima
The duration of this pratima is also seven days and it is also practiced like the eighth pratima. The only difference being that the postures of meditation and kayotsarg according to the tenets of the Jina here are Dandasan, Lakutasun or Utkatukasan.
10. Tenth Pratima
The duration of this pratima is also seven days and it is also practiced like the eighth pratima. The only difference being that the postures of meditation and kayotsarg according to the tenets of the Jina here are Godohikasan, Virasan or Amrakubjasan. 11. Eleventh Pratima
The duration of this pratima is one day-night (from the dawn of the first day till the dawn of the second day).
Here the Shraman observes a fast without even water for two days before commencing the practice.
He goes out of the city or the village selects a prasuk spot and starts kayotsarg in a standing posture keeping the feet together and hands down touching the thighs.
12. Twelfth Pratima
The duration of the twelfth pratima is only one night but it is an extremely difficult practice.
Here the Shraman observes a fast without even water for three days (Ashtam Bhakt) before commencing the practice. He goes out of the city or the village selects a prasuk spot. Some strong willed ascetic may also go to a cremation ground as Gajasukumal did.
There he stands in a posture keeping the feet together and hands down, touching the thighs. Now he bends his torso slightly and looks at a particle of matter. He continues to stare at the particle without blinking, concentrates all his senses and mind on his goal, and goes into meditation with all his attention.
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