Essentials of Samadhishataka

Author(s): B M Chamke
Publisher: S B Chamke Barshi

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comprehensive and integrated. They were based upon the belief that the moral questions could not find satisfactory answers without a integrated knowledge of Jiva (self) and ajiva (matter) at their stuff and manifestation, base and apex. He taught, ''man's conduct depends upon the kind of universe where he lives, his theory of life will be determined by his outlook towards the universe, his ethics is an outcome of his metaphysics."
He distinguished himself from other learned men by possessing some spirititual and mystical powers. According to Jain traditions the celestial beings honoured and worshipped his sacred feet with a great faith and ministered unto him.
- स पुज्य पादोऽ जनि देवताभिर्य पूजितं पादयुगं तदियम -
Hence it naturally became to call him as Pujyapada. Three important and other wordly incidents in his life time proved that he was an ascetic and saint having some mystical and