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virtues of supreme forbearanco otc., that are devoid of anger and other emotions, lies in the fact that everywhere emotions like anger are treated as bad, harmful, and forbearance etc. as good and benefecial; which is that region where anger etc. are not treated as bad and forbearance etc, as good ?
Due to this very reason, it is eternal too, because, there is no such time when anger etc. (emotions) were not treated, are not treated, and will not be treated as worth giving-up and supreme forbearance etc. as worth possessing (adoptable). Obviously, its adoptability in all times is undoubtful. Distress and disturbance from anger etc. and happiness and peace from forbearance etc. were found to be resulting in the past, are resulting in the present, and will be found resulting in the future as well.
Because of the universal, everlasting usefulness and delightfulness of the ten virtues of supreme forbearance etc., the “Dasha Lakshana Mahaparva" is included in the category of eternal festivals and that is why it is a great festival.
Here, a doubt may arise that since this great festival is eternal i.e. is beginningless and endless, why is it mentioned in the scriptures that it has a beginning ? In the scriptures it is said that:
"Some natural ups and downs are observed during the cyclic changes of time, which, according to Jaina faith, are known as 'Avasarpani' and 'Utsarpani', In 'Avasar pani', gradual deterioration and in utsarpani' gradual development (in all respects) takes place. Each 'Avasarpani and 'utsarpani' has got six divisions of time.
At the end of each "Avasarpani" period, when the fifth era ends and the sixth era begins, people become destroyers (carnivorous) by following 'Anarya Vratti' i. e. Wildly-life. After that, when “Utsaridani" begins, and the period of religious development ripens, various types of rains occur continuously for seven weeks, (49 days) starting from the first day of the month of 'Shravana' (August) by means of which, a good pleasing period emerges and again non-injurious civilized instinct Crops up in the people. In this way, the dawn of religion takes ple 4, i.e. the religon restarts and in that atmosphere, upto ten days, adoration of the ten virtues of supreme forbcarance etc., specially
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