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He does not bow to them, does not honour them by getting up from his seat at their sight. He does not respect them and does not consider them working for welfare. He does not regard auspicious, god-like and treasure of excellent knowledge for all and accepting them as such does not serve them with devotion. He does not ask question to know Arth--the interpretation of living being and nonliving being; to know Hetus-the methods of attaining liberation; to know the Vyakhyas-complete knowledge about Tattvas—the basic concepts. O Chitta ! Such a person cannot listen the philosophy propounded by omniscient.
(2) A person does not go to the Upashreya to bow, to greet, to honour and to show respect to the Shramans (saints) staying there. He does not make detailed enquiry from them about the basic
elements (Tattvas). In view of it, O Chitta ! He is not able to hear et the philosophy propounded by omniscient.
(3) A person does not go before a Shraman or an ascetic who has come to the village in search of food and water. He does not honour
them. He does not serve them with devotion. He does not offer them ** food, liquids, sweets and substances that cause fragrance (He does * not give food in charity). He does not ask meaning and underlying
idea of scriptures the detailed commentary of the aphorism therein. O Chitta ! Such a person cannot listen the philosophy propagated by the omniscient.
(4) A person covers his face with hand, clothes or umbrella when suddenly he sees a Shraman or an ascetic in order to conceal his presence from them so that he may not be recognized by them. He does not ask any question pertaining to religion from them. O Chitta ! Such a person cannot listen religious discourse based on word of omniscient.
O Chitta ! Due to four reasons mentioned above a person cannot get the benefit of listening the religious discourse.” धर्म-प्राप्ति के चार कारण
(ख) चउहिं ठाणेहिं चित्ता ! जीवे केवलिपनत्तं धम्मं लभइ सवणयाए, तं जहा
(१) आरामगयं वा उज्जाणगयं वा समणं वा माहणं वा वंदइ नमसइ जाव पज्जुवासइ अट्ठाइं जाव पुच्छइ, एएणं वि जाव लभइ सवणयाए एवं,
रायपसेणियसूत्र
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Rai-paseniya Sutra
KOVOJONOV
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