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Verse 52
दंसणणाणपहाणे वीरियचारित्तवरतवायारे । अप्पं परं च जुंजइ सो आयरिओ मुणी झेओ ॥
(52)
गाथा भावार्थ - जो आचार्य-मुनि (1) दर्शनाचार, (2) ज्ञानाचार, (3) वीर्याचार, (4) चारित्राचार और (5) तपाचार - इन पाँचों आचारों के पालन में स्वयं तत्पर होते हैं तथा अपने शिष्यों को भी लगाते हैं, ऐसे आचार्य-मुनि ध्यान करने योग्य हैं।
52. Those who themselves practise the five-fold observances in regard to faith (darśanācāra), knowledge (jñānācāra), power (vīryācāra), conduct (cāritrācāra), and austerities (tapācāra), and guide disciples to follow these observances, are the Chief Preceptors (Acāryas), worthy of meditation.
EXPLANATORY NOTES
The Chief Preceptor or the Head (Acārya) has thirty-six primary attributes (mūla guņa) consisting in:
Twelve kinds of austerities (tapas); Ten virtues (dasa-laksana dharma); Five kinds of observances in regard to faith (darśanācāra), knowledge (jñānācāra), conduct (cāritrācāra), austerities (tapācāra), and power (viryācāra); Six essential duties (sadāvasyaka); and
Three controls (gupti). Twelve kinds of austerities or penances (tapas), ten virtues (dasa-laksana dharma), and three controls (gupti) have already been described (see pages 133-134, and 125).
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