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he had collected beforehand. He deeply repented but it was all in vain then. He began to wander as a pauper here and there. In the meanwhile, he saw a learned monk. He approached him and sat before him having paid his respects. He narrated the incidents of his life full of ill luck and he asked the cause of his ill luck. The monk disclosed the details of his past lives. He also prescribed the remedy to eradicate his ill luck. The remedy was that Nishpunyaka should give in charity the amount of wealth more than he earned. Nishpunyaka took a solemn vow before the monk that he would give in charity 1,000 times more of wealth than that misappropriated by him from the "temple property". He further took a vow not to hoard any amount more than that required for his bare maintenance till he fulfilled the first vow. Along with these vows he also accepted the vows of a Jain householder. From that very day his luck began to favour him. He succeeded in whatever he handled. He repaid 1,000 times more the amount than that he misappropriated from the charity-property. He earned much and was recognised as the leader of the wealthy persons. He was respected both by the state and the people. He got erected a Jain Temple and also managed the affairs of other temples. He sought means to increase charitywealth. Acting in such righteous manner he contracted the karmas of jina-nama. He was initiated into monkhood and having propitiated Lord Jina he rigidly established his pious acts. Having expired he was born as a god in 'Sarvartha siddha' heaven. Having displaced himself from that heaven he shall be emancipated having enjoyed the attainments of "Arihanta".
You can now realize the plight of one who consumes Charitable property for himself. Here by implication charitable property includes property donated for propagation of knowledge and property donated to the preceptor. Misappropriation of all these properties also involves sin.
Karmas obstructing intuition are contracted by insulting the dignity of god (Jina), monk, idol and the fourfold jain-community. Therefore, beware, do not insult them. We have already dealt with the evil nature of passions. Subsidiary passions encourage the rise of passions and thus they are equally evil. One who aids and abets a thief is also called a thief similarly one who encourages evil is also equally evil.
