Beyond Doubt

Author(s): Padmasagarsuri
Publisher: Arunoday Foundation

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spoken the truth since he was an omniscient and when Akampita asked the Lord to resolve his doubt and oblige him, Lord Mahavira said, "Oh Akampita, The Vedic verse means that after experiencing the fruit of evil deeds, the hellish beings do not take birth again in the hell. Hence from this point of view, it is said that hellish life is not eternal. Their existence in hell ends, when the effect of evil deeds are exhausted. Just as one goes to heaven to experience the effects of meritorious deeds, so also there is hell, for one to experience the fruit of evil deeds.
Compared to sense perception, supersense perception is more reliable. Those who have experienced the latter kind of perception are able to describe the existence of hell. Not everyone have seen lions and swans, but still all of us believe them to exist, because we know that somebody has already seen them in real life. Also one has not seen all the countries and oceans of the world, but still we belive that they are there, because we know about them. The same principle is applicable to believe in the existence of hell and hellish creatures. Thave a direct perception of them, so I say that they exist."
We bow to the 8th Ganadhara, Shri.Akampitaji, who became the Lord's disciple, along with his 350 students, after getting the doubt cleared. He too created the Dvadashanga based on the knowledge of the Tripadi, imparted by Lord Mahavira.