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natural characteristics of the soul have no connection with delusion, etc., or attachment and aversion. Charitrachára consists in making the soul tranquil after freeing it from all kinds of disturbances arising from attachment, etc., so that it may enjoy perfect bliss. Tapachâra consists in the practice of various kinds of penances by which one can conquer reprenensible desires and attain a true conception of the soul. Viryachara is giving full scope to one's inherent power; so the first four Achâras might not be hindered or destroyed.
An Acharya is therefore one who is always engaged in all these five kinds of practices, and by precept as well as by example makes his disciples perform the same. Brahmadeva in bis commentary quotes the following verse which gives the characteristics of an Acharya :
"छत्तीसगुणसमग्गे पंचविहाचारकरणसण्दरिसे ।
सिस्साणुग्गहकुसले धम्मायरिए सदा वंदे ॥" i.e., “I always bow to Dharmacharya (the preceptor of religion) who possesses the thirty-six qualities, advises the practice of the five kinds of Âchâras and is always kind to his disciples."
जो रयणत्तयजुत्तो णिच्चं धम्मोवएसणे हिरदो।
सो उवझायो अप्पा जदिवरवसहो णमो तस्स ॥५३॥t Jo rayaņattayajutto ņichcham dhammova-esaņe ņirado, So uvajhâyo appâ jadivaravasaho namo tassa—(53).
* “समस्तपरद्रव्येभ्यो भिन्नः परमचैतन्यविलासलक्षणः स्वशुद्धात्मैवोपादेय
इति रुचिरूपसम्यगदर्शनम्, तत्राचरणं परिणमनं निश्चयदर्शनाचारः। तस्यैव शुद्धात्मनो ... मिथ्यास्वरागादिपरभावेभ्यः पृथकपरिच्छदनं सम्यकज्ञानं, तत्राचरणं परिणमनं निश्चयज्ञानाचारः। तत्रैव रागादिविकल्पोपाधिरहितस्वाभाविकसुखास्वादेन निश्चलचित्तं वीतरागचारित्रम्, तत्राचरण परिणमनं निश्चयचारित्राचारः। समस्तपरद्रव्येच्छा निरोधेन......स्वस्वरूपे प्रतपनं विजयनं निश्चयतपश्चरणं, तत्राचरणं परिणमनं निश्चयतपश्चरणाचारः । तस्यैव निश्चयचतुर्विधाचारस्य रक्षणार्थ स्वशक्त्यनवगहनं निश्चयवीर्याचारः।"
[Brahmadeva's Commentary). † Sanskrit rendering :
यः रत्नत्रययुक्तः नित्यं धर्मोपदेशने निरतः।
स उपाध्यायः आत्मा यतिवरवृषभः नमस्तस्मै ॥५३॥ Yah ratnatrayayuktaḥ nityam dharmopadesane niratah, Sa upadhyayahatmi yativaravrisabhah namastasmai.-(53).
