Bruhat Katha kosha

Author(s): Harishen Acharya,
Publisher: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

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INTRODUCTION
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type have much in common; and all the instructions, which are conducive to the spiritual welfare of the monk, are included under Bhaktapratyākhyānasection which is treated under forty topics (Nos. 64-70): 1) arha': fitness for adopting the course of Samādhi-maraņa (71-76); 2) linga: necessary ascetic emblem such as nudity etc. (77-98); 3) sikşā: scriptural study (99-III); 4) vinaya: disciplined devotion to knowledge etc. (112-131); 5) samadhi: concentration of mind (132-141); 6) aniyatavāsa: unsettled residence (142–53); 7) parināma: dutiful and balanced temperament (154-61); 8) upādhi tyäga: minimum paraphernalia ( 162-70); 9) sriti: spiritual ascendancy (171-76)"; 10) bhāvaná: cultivation of salutary thoughts (177-204); 11 ) sallekhana: emaciation of body and of passions through external and internal penances etc. (205-70); 12 ) disā: proclamation of the spiritual successor (271-5); 13) kşamāpaņā: apology to the congregation; 14) anusāsana: pious instruction (279-83); 15) paragana-caryā: staying with another ascetic group for Samādhi-maraṇa (384-400); 16) märganā: finding out a suitable Niryāpaka (401-16); 17) susthita: a worthy teacher endowed with eight specific virtues (417-507); 18) upasarpana: seeking admission under a Teacher ( 508-14); 19) pariksana: test (515); 20) pratilekha: reviewing or considering the situation (516-17); 21) prcchü: inquiry (518); 22) pratīpsanā: admittance (519-21 ); 23) ilocanā: report of the sins committed (522-61); 24) guna-dosa : defects and merits of the report of sins ( 562-632); 25 ) sayyā: a fitting residence (633-39); 26) samstara: bed (640–7); 27) niryāpaka : the attendant ascetics that help one at the time of Samadhi-marana (647-88); 28) prakāsana: showing the food to allay the curiosity (689-95 ); 29) hāni: gradual abstention from solid food (696-9); 30) pratyākhyāna : abstention from liquids etc. (700-9); 31) kşāmanā: offering purificatory apology to the Acārya ( 710-13); 32 ) kşapana: destruction of Karman by Pratikramana etc. (714-19); 33) anusisti: instruction by the Ācārya etc. on various religious topics and practices, ranging from the relinquishment of Mithyātva upto the practice of austerities (722-3), which are described in details (720-1489); 34) sārana=smārana; reminding him of his status and duty (1490-1508); 35 ) kavaca: religious instruction as a protection or armour against Parīşahas etc. (1509-1682); 36) samatā: attitude of equality (1683-98); 37) dhyāna: meditation (1699-1905); 38) leśyā: spiritual glow or tint (1906-23); 39) phala: the fruit or the aim of Arădhanā (1924-65); 40 ) vijahanā: disposal of the body (1966-2000), and then this section is concluded with a few glorificatory găthās (2000-29).
1 The Samvegarangaśālā of Jinacandragūri discusses Aradhana in four primary
Dvāras: 1) Parikarmavidhi, 2) Paragana-samkramana, 3) Mamatva-vyuccheda, and 4) Samadhi-lābha, each of which is further divided into 15, 10, 9 and 9 Pratidväras respectively. Some of their names are common with those of the
topios from the Bhaga. Ārādhanā. They deserve to be studied in details, 2 Compare Jītakalpa bhäşya (Ahmedabad Saṁvat 1994) gāthā Nos. 338-340;
this work shows many sections with common ideas found in the Bha, Ā,