Comprehensive History of Jainism Volume II

Author(s): Aseem Kumar Chaterjee
Publisher: Firma KLM Pvt Ltd

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JAINISM IN NORTH INDIA
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relating to rice, vagetables, fruits and others, and will generally practise chastity. This wise man will not only avoid courtesans, but will admonish his lawful wives to practise chastity. According to the instruction of that monk (Hemacandra ), he, who knows the general principles ( of the faith ), the doctrine of that, which has soul, and of that, which has no soul, and so forth, will, like a teacher, procure enlightenment for others also. Even the Brāhmaṇas of the Pāņquranga (sect) and others, who hate the Arhat, will, at his command, become equal to those, who are born in the faith. This man, learned in the law, will, after having taken the vow of a believer, not take his meals, without having worshipped in the Jaina temples, and without having bowed before the teachers. He will not take the property of men, who have died, without leaving sons (aputramstapuṁsāṁ sa draviņań na grahiş yati). That is the result of right insight, for only ) those without insight, are never satisfied. He himself will give up hunting, which even the Pāndus and others did not give up; and all other people will give it up, at his command. As he has prohibited the harming of living creatures, there can be no thought of injury and other things like that ; even a man of the lowest birth, will not kill even bugs, lice and the like. After he has forbidden hunting, game of all kinds will chew the cud in the forest, undisturbed as cows in the cow-shed. He, who equals Indra in might, will always insist upon the care of all living beings, whether they live in water, or land or in air. Even the creatures, which eat from their birth, will, as a result of his command, forget the very mention of meat like evil dream, Spirituous drinks (the enjoyment of which ) has not been given up by the Daśārhas, though they believe in the Jina, will be prohibited everywhere by this (prince) with the pure soul, So thoroughly will he stop the preparation of spirituous drinks throughout the world, that even the potter will no longer make liquor jugs. The drunkards, who are impoverished because of their passion