Agam 26 Prakirnak 03 Maha Pacchakhana Sutra

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

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xviii: MAHAPRATYAKHYANA PRAKĪRNAKA
like this1 1. Pride of great learning (Vijñāna¬mada), 2. Pride of wealth (Aiśvaryamada), 3. Pride of power (Ājñā– mada), 4. Pride of family (Kulamada), 5. Pride of strength (Balamada), 6. Pride of penance (Tapamada), 7. Pride of beauty (Rūpamada), and 8. Pride of caste (Jātimada). Marana (Death) The waning away of life (life-span determining karma) and consequent departure of the soul to another rebirth leaving the present body behind is death. There are several types of death.2
Māyā (Deceit) - An attempt to hide anything or to act in a crafty, deceitful way is Maya, deceit or guile. In other words the crafty disposition of the soul is Māyā. Māyā is of five types 1. Nikrti (deceit prompted by poverty), 2. Upadhi (Deceit in relation to possessions), 3. Sātiprayoga Deceitfully mixing poor quality goods with those of the better quality), 4. Pranidhi (Deceit prompted by desire) and 5. Pratikuñcana (Using false keys). The Samavāyā nga mentions sixteen names (types) of Māyā and the Vyakhyāprajñapti mentions fifteen."
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Mleccha (Anarya or ignoble) - People belonging to races other than the Aryan have been referred to as Mlecchas. Vācaka (Upadhyaya or preceptor) Śyāmācārya has mentioned a number of Anārya or Mleccha races in the fourth secondary canonical work (Upanga) – Prajñāpanā-sūtra." They are – Śaka, Yavana, Kirāta, Śabara, Kāya, Marunda, Udda, Bhandaka
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Jainendra Siddhanta Kośa, Pt. 3, p. 270.
A. Sthānāṁga, 3/4/519.
B. Jainendra Siddhanta Kosa, Pt. 3, p. 290-291.
Jainendra Siddhanta Kośa, Pt. 3, p. 307.
Samavāyānga, 52/ 284. Vyakhyāprajñapti, 12/5. Prajñāpanāsūtra, 1/18.