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४०५] एकत्रिंश अध्ययन
सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
CHAPTER 31 MODE OF CONDUCT
Foreview
Caption of this chapter is Mode of Conduct. Carana and Caritra-both the words denote the same meaning. It means by knowing and understanding well to practise the conduct wisely.
Numbers have been given primacy in this chapter. Like Sthānārga and Samavāyanga numbers taken as medium. The various virtues of sage-conduct have been described by the medium of numericals from one to thirty-three. Though some topics are related to knowledge but conduct took the importancy.
Conduct is like the backbone for sages and nuns. By this reason, this chapter describes the methods of selection of activities enhancing conduct virtues by adept knowing the renouncable-knowable-adaptables.
Conduct begins only by restrain. Therefore abandoning non-restrain and adapting restrain is mode of conduct.
Five great vows, five circumspections, three incognitoes, tenfold sage religious order, right penances, overcoming passions-all these are the parts of conduct.
By this chapter adept is inspired to be mindful at every step that moving forward in restrain, he should not come back. By this view point, he is inspired to protect himself from the obstacles of restrain which are-attachment-detachment, dispropiliation, inauspicious tinges (leśyā), passions, five demeritorious activities, place of distress, great faults, dense infatuation.
Basically the message of abandoning unrestrain and practise restrain has been elaborated. But adept may not fill the thorns of faults with the flowers of virtues in his bag; for this purpose the hints have been made to faults and also analysed.
Adept should remain always far away from attachment-tendencies. He should not disturb his mind by any cause, and avoid the causes of inflow of karma, always be indulge in his own soul and peace and should remain far from the places where his calmness and peace may be disturbed.
Briefly, adept should always exert in auspicious tendencies remaining far away from illtendencies.
This is the message and inspiring point of this chapter. The fruition of this mode of conduct is settled attaining the liberation. This chapter contains only 21 couplets.
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