Aspects of Jaina Monasticism

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

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Vinaya-padivatti of the Acārya 33
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stood by him before and firmly The above eightfold gani-sam- convincing him of the new knowpadā is differently explained in the ledge, (b) to train the student who Pravacanasāroddhāra, and its has thus understood the truth in commentary which gives a number the discipline practised by the of other views from a source which ācārya himself, (c) re-establishing is different from the Āyāradasuo. him in the righteousness from
which he had fallen down, and (d) II. VIŅAYA-PADIVATTI OF
exertion of the ācārya himself THE ĀCĀRYA.
ceaselessly for the welfare, joy, In addition to the above eight forbearance, emancipation, and qualifications, our text gives some continuity of the righteousness. additional ones that easily follow (iv) Dosa - nigghāyana - viņaya from the above-mentioned ones. (discipline qua eradication of pasIt is the duty of the acārya sions). It is also of four kinds, viz. properly to train the student in the (a) calming down the anger of the practice of the discipline (viņaya. angry, (b) calming down the hatred padivatti) which is of four kinds as of the hateful, (c) removal of the follows:
doubt of the doubtful, and (d) (i) Āyāra-viņaya (discipline qua making the student perfectly selfconduct): It is fourfold, viz. (a) possessed and equipoised. deportment qua self-restraint (sam
III. VINAYA-PADIVATTI OF yama-sāmāyāri), (b) deportment qua austerity (tava-sāmāyārī), (c) THE ANTEVASIN. deportment qua communal living The qualifications and the duties (gana-sāmāyārī), and (d) deport- of the ganin are followed by the ment qua solitary life (ekalla- fourfold duties of the student (antevihāra-sāmāyāri).
vāsin) that result from the training (ii) Suya-viņaya (discipline qua received by him from the ganin. learning): It is also fourfold, viz. These duties are : (a) teaching the recitation of sūtras (i) Uvagaraņa-uppāyaṇayā (aqui(suttam vāei), (b) bringing home the sition of outfit): It is fourfold, viz. meaning of the sūtras (attham rãei), (a) acquisition of outfit that has (c) teaching according to the capa- not been acquired, (b) preservation city of the student or teaching what of the old used outfit, (c) augmenis beneficial to the student (hiyam tation of the meagre quantity of vāei), and (d) teaching the sūtras outfit, and (d) proper distribution completely without any residue of the outfit. (nisse sam vāei).
(ii) Sāhillayā (co-operation): It (iii) Vikkhevaņā-viņaya (disci. is also fourfold, viz. (a) to be agreepline qua assurance, by dissuading able in words, (b) to be agreeable in the student from wrong faith). It physical action, (c) rendering physiis also fourfold, viz. (a) training cal comforts to the teacher, and the student in what was not under- (d) being favourably disposed to the
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