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[433] एकत्रिंश अध्ययन
सचित्र उत्तराध्ययन सूत्र
Eighteen types of non-celibacy
Nine types of celibacy includes mental, vocal and physical indulgence in, causing such indulgence in and approving of such indulgence in carnal enjoyments related to divine beings. These nine types are with regard to transmutable body (vaikriya sharira). The same goes for gross physical body making a total of eighteen.
Nineteen chapters of Jnata Sutra
(For this see Jnata Sutra)
Twenty causes of non-serenity (Asamaadhi sthaan)—
(For these see Samavayanga Sutra, 20)
Twenty-one blemishes (Shabala Dosha)
(For these faults in conduct see Dashashrutaskandh, 2) Twenty-two afflictions
(For these see second chapter of this book)
Twenty-three chapters of Sutrakritanga
For these see Sutrakritanga Sutra. It is a fault not to lead a life of restraints as stated in these twenty-three chapters.
Twenty-four powerful divine beings
Here the word rupa stands for one. Therefore adding one (rupa-adhik) to the preceding number (twenty-three) makes it twenty-four. Twenty-four types of divine beings include 10 types of Bhavanpati (abode dwelling) gods including Asura Kumars, 8 types of Vyantara (interstitial) gods including Bhoot and Yaksha, 5 types of Jyotishka (stellar) gods including the sun and the moon and one type of Vaimanik (celestial vehicle dwelling) gods. Their praise is praise of joyous mundane life or attachment and to criticize them is aversion. As such, an aspirant should remain impartial.
In Samavayanga the interpretation is twenty-four Tirthankaras instead of divine beings. Twenty-five supporting sentiments of five great vows
For details of these refer to Bhavana Yoga by Acharya Shri Anand Rishi ji.
Twenty-six chapters of Dashashrutaskandha etc.
This is about the extant of teaching (Uddeshana kaal) in a day. Dashashrutaskandha has ten chapters (uddesha), Brihatkalp six and Vyavahara Sutra ten making a total of twenty-six uddeshas. This indicates that one chapter each day should be devoted for teaching these 26 chapters of the three scriptures.
Twenty-seven virtues of an ascetic
(For these see Samavayanga, 27)
These virtues of ascetic are described by Acharya Haribhadra. He has listed these virtues with some variation in his Shishyahita vritti of Aavashyaka Sutra -
(1-5) Right practise of five great vows-non-violence, truth, non-stealing, celibacy, nonpossession; (6) renouncing food intake after sunset: (7-11) disciplining five sense organs; (12) true sentiments (bhaava satya)-purifying mind; (13) true means (karan satya)-proper inspection of garb and equipment; (14) forgiveness; (15) detachment or renouncing greed; (16) noble indulgence of mind; (17) noble indulgence of speech; (18) noble indulgence of body: (19-24) protection of six kinds of life forms; (25) association with restraint; (26) enduring pain and discomfort including that of cold; (27) enduring death-like afflictions with equanimity.
