Aspects of Jaina Monasticism

Author(s): Nathmal Tatia, Mahendramuni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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Āsāyaṇā 29
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eighty-four according to different calculations. In a similar way, various items are given under the other two categories. 6 In brief, all occasions of disrespectful behaviour or impolite conduct are regarded as cases of āsāyanā.
In the Padikkamanajjhayana of the Āvasyaka Sutra, the thirty-three
āsāyanās are described differently. 29 Here the disrespectful conduct is
30 stated to be in respect of the 30
following: 31+32 32 +33
Arahamta (the adorable), siddha
(the emancipated), āyariya (precepBriefly speaking, in the Samavā- tor), uvajjhāya (teacher), sāhu ya, our no. 27 is missing and our no. (monk), sāhuni (nun), sāvaya 33 is split up into two, viz. 31 and
(layman), (avman
sāvigā (laywoman) 32. In the Haribhadra's Commen- deva (god), devī (goddess), tary on the Āvas yaka Niryukti, on ihaloga (this world), paraloga (the the other hand, our no. 25 is miss- other world), kevali-pannatta-dhaing, and our no. 33 is split up into mma (religion as propounded by two, viz. 32 and 33. The difference the omniscient), sadeva-maņuyāsurin the serial numbers will be appa- aloga (1 he world consisting of gods, rent from the table.
men and asuras 'demi-gods'), savvaThe word äsāyaṇā is used in the pāņa-bhūya-jīva-satta (beings with sense of 'injuring in the Ayāro4. two, three, and four senses, vegetaIn the Mülācāra,5 the expression tion, the five-sensed animals, and āsanā (āsādanā) is used in the same other living beings), kāla (time), sense with reference to the five suya (scripture), suya-deva(the scripastikājas, six kinds of living beings, ture-deity), vāyaṇāyariya (the the five mahāvratas, the eight prava- expounder preceptor) väiddha cana-mātās, and the nine tattvas, (uttered topsyturvy), vaccāmeliya thus making a total of thirty-three (mixing up the texts), hinakkhariya items.
(omission of syllable), accakkhaThere are some other ways of riya (addition of syllable), payahina enumerating the items. For in- (omission of words), viņayahina stance, sometimes the items of (lacking humility), ghosahīņa (imdisregard are counted under the properly accented), jogahīņa (lack categories of jñāna (books of the of mental, vocal and physical scripture), deva (deity), guru steadiness), susțhu dinna (taught (teacher), etc. In respect of deva, beyond the capacity of the student), such items are ten or forty or dutthu padicchiya (learnt with im