Agam 45 Chulika 02 Anuyogdwar Sutra

Author(s): Nathmal Tatia
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur

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10 AŅUOGADDĀRĀIŅ
[SUTTAS 27 27. Then what is the Avassaya as essence, belonging to perverse instruction ? The Avassaya as essence, belonging to perverse instruction,
those who are heretics (observing different orat as) viz. Caraga, Ciraga upto Sāvaga (exactly as described in sutta No. 21) performing the Avassayas as essence, by means of clasped hands for the sake of sacrifice, oblation (to fire), recitation (of mantras), making sound by the mouth (imitating the bull, etc, at the time of worshipping the deity), bowing down, and so on. This is the Avassaya as essence, belonging to perverse instruction.
28. Then what is the Avassaya as essence, which is extra-worldly? The Avassaya as essence, which is extra-worldly, refers to those who are monks, or nuns, or lay men, or lay women whose consciousness is fixed on that (Avassaya), whose mind is fixed on that (Avassaya), whose colour index is according to that (Āvassaya), whose determination is fixed on that (Āvassaya), whose intense exertion is directed to that (Avassaya), who are attentive to the meaning of that (Avassaya), whose paraphernalia (body, duster, mouth-cloth, etc.) are employed for the sake of) that (Avassaya), who are practised in concentration (of mind) on that (Avassaya), without diverting their mind to anything else--performing the Āvassaya both times (at sunrise and sunset). This is the Avassaya as essence, which is extra-worldly. This is the Avassaya as essence, without scriptural knowledge. This is the Avassaya as essence.
29. Of that (Avassaya), these are the synonymous names composed of different accented vowels and different consonants, as (mentioned in the following verses) :
(i) what is obligatory (being daily religious duties), āvassayam; (ii) what must be done, avassakaranijjam; (iii) what restrains the moral activity or its resultant, viz. the
world, dhuvaniggaho; (iv) purification, visohi; (v) the section of six chapters, ajjhayaņa-chakka-vaggo; (vi) the right path, não; (vii) practice (for the sake of salvation) ārāhaņā; and (viii) the way (to salvation), maggo 1/2//
As this is to be performed as obligatory duty during day and night by the monk and lay man, this is named Avassaya (literally obligatory duty) //3//
This is that Avassaya.
1. Sometimes dhuva (eternal doctrine) and niggaha (self-restraint) are regarded
as two separate synonyms. -Bihad vrtti on v Bh (B), 876. ** 2. Sometimes ajjhayana-chakka and vagga are considered as separate synonyms.
-Ibid.