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ŚRĪ UPĀSAKDAŠĀNGA SŪTRA
7TH ANGA SŪTRA
LIFE OF TEN MOST SPIRITUAL DEVOTEES
This Agama describes the life of Lord Mahāvīra's ten most spiritual shravaks (devotees). A person seeking spirituality can follow two paths:
1. The path of performing sadhana (meditation and penance) while living in
this world or
2. Renouncing the world and accepting the life of an ascetic.
How can one perform sadhana and still live a worldly life is described in this Āgama. Lord Mahāvīra's followers are strong believers and lovers of this preception and have deep faith in the Jain preception.
It is a great guide for businesspersons as it explains the types of business a devotee should do, methods of investment, the kinds of investment that are appropriate, the right modes of income and the appropriate use of income are explained in this Sūtra.
In this Āgama, Lord Mahāvīra has also described the duties of a cattle rearer, as most of His followers had twenty to twenty five thousand cows. The Lord has also mentioned that a cow is a symbol of good wealth.
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