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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
सको जंबूदीवं पल्लदि पाववज्जवयणं च । पल्लोवमं च कमसो जणवदसच्चादिदिहता ॥ २२४॥ शको जम्बूद्वीपं परिवर्तयति पापवर्जवचनं च । पल्योपमं च क्रमशो जनपदसत्यादिदृष्टान्ताः ॥ २२४ ॥
223-224, (The word) Bhattam, cooked rice, Deví, Image of Chandra-Prabhu, Jinadatta, white, long, Kúra. (rice) is being cooked, expressions like these as also like, 'Indra can over turn Jambúdvípa, injunctions against sinful acts and ‘Palyopama' equal to Palya are respectively illustrations of popular and other truths..
Commentary. Examples of the ten truths are given below : -
1. Bhatta, Bháta in Bengal, Vantaka or (Mukudu) in Andhra, Kulu in Karnataka, and Choru in Dravida all singnify cooked rice. This is popular truth.
2. A woman who is not the Prime queen may by general conserit be called a Devi which in fact she is not. This is accepted truth.
3. The statue of Chandra-Prabha Tirthamkara represents Him, and is therefore called Chandra-Prabha. This is representative truth.
4. A man may be named Jina-Datta though he is not actually the gift of Jina as the name signifies. This is nominal truth.
5. This man is White.' The man has various hues in vario parts, eyes, hair, etc., and is not at all white. Yet he may tri called white. This is an example of figurative truth.
6. It is long. This is true comparatively and not absolutely speaking. The thing is longer than one and shorter than another. This is an example of relative truth.
7. A man may say that he is “cooking rice" even when the rice is not being actually and is only ready for being cooked. This is an example of practical truth.
8. 'Indra can over turn Jambú-dvipa.' Indra may never do like this but he possesses the power to do it and it is a possibility and hence possible truth.
9. Injunction against commissions of sins as laid down in scriptures is scriptural truth. e. g., right belief, right knowledge, and right conduct lead to Liberation.
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