Essence of Jainism Part 02

Author(s): Kushalchandravijay
Publisher: 108 jain Tirth Darshan Trust

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Trasa beings are moving creatures and they have five senses. The Sthavar beings remain statoinary. They are of five kinds viz. (1) Prithavikaya (2) Apakaya (3) Teukaya (4) Vayukaya (5) Vanaspatikaya
Above divisions give twenty units in value for comparative degree in observing non-violence. A householder is not able to abstain from ten types of killing or causing violence to stationary beings. He also cannot save five non-stationary or moving beings.
Again 2.5 units of non-stationary beings are affected in arambh (activities of a householder) and therefore, they cannot be saved. He also cannot save 1.25 units of trasa-beings relatively speaking, beings in doubt. To sum up, we can say that a householder can save innocent Trasa beings-moving beings and this amounts to only 1.25 units in value for complete non-violence. Trasa-beings get killed by us inspite of there being no specigic intenton of killing. It is called 1.25 units of nonviolence.
THIRTY-SIX DUTIES OF SHRAVAK :
(As described in the hymn-poem 'Manhajinanam')
(The Manahajinanam Sajjaya is recited compulsorily when the householder observes Paushadh Vrat. It was composed by shri Dharmaghoshsuri's disciple Shri Mahendrasuriswarji in the 13th century A. D.)
(1) Obey the commandments of jina (2) Abandon Mithyatva (false belief) (3) Accept Samayikatva. (4 to 9) Six Avashyakas (compulsory duties) viz : (a) Samayik (b) Chauvisattho-reciting logassa for remembering 24 Tirthankars (c) Vandan obeisance (d) Pratikramana (of morning as well as of night) (e) Kausag (meditation on the Tirthankars in logassa in silence) (f) Pacchakhan (abstinence) (A householder should always be alert in performing these six compulsory duties). (10) Paushadh on Parva days (auspicious days) (11) Charity and aims giving (Dana) (12) Good Conduct (Shil) (13) Observing penance (tapa) according to one's ability (14) Bhav-contemplate (on the pure nature of the soul) (15) Religious study (Swadhyaya) (16) Navkar Mantra Jap (17) Benevolence (Paropkar) (18) Vigilence-Jayana-be careful to see that no violence is caused to living beings (19) Jina Puja thrice in a day. (20) To say prayers (21) Honouring the gur (22) Swamivatsalya (giving dinner to co-religionists) (23) Honesty in dealings (Vyavahar Shuddhi) (24) Ratha-yatra (arranging or
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