Agam 26 Prakirnak 03 Maha Pacchakhana Sutra

Author(s): Sagarmal Jain
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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MAHĀPRATYĀKHYĀNA PRAKIRNAKA : 41
123.
The aspirant must contemplate, “the afflictions with which the creatures on the ultimate hellish ground are afflicted are severely painful. Beset by negligence, I have borne such afflictions infinite number of times."
124.
"Because of my ignorance I have performed many wicked acts. I have done many such acts in the past as well."
125.
Because of those wicked acts I am in the grip of such painful retribution. Those actions, of the past, are of my conscious Self only and not of any non-living entity.
126.
PROPOUNDING VOLUNTARY DEATH The lone monastic conduct (practised by the Jinakalpi monks carrying out advanced spiritual practices), is as preached by the Lords Jina and is highly worthy of praise by the sages. This voluntary (peaceful) death, practised by the noble souls is wortti knowing.
127.
(The aspirant must say), “I, duly and according to laid down procedure, accept the beneficial voluntary (peaceful) death - Samādhimarana, which has been preached by the last Prophet (Propounder of the Jina faith – Tīrtharkara) and which is worthy of being accepted towards the end of one's life.”
PROPOUNDING THE UNFURLING OF THE FLAG OF
SPIRITUAL PRACTICE (EXCELLENCE) 128. The aspirant, endowed with thirty-two types of yogic (of
the mind, body and speech) powers, must attain the culmination of his spiritual practices by observing twelve types of penance.