Hajarimalmuni Smruti Granth

Author(s): Shobhachad Bharilla
Publisher: Hajarimalmuni Smruti Granth Prakashan Samiti Byavar

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पंचम अध्याय : २१
The Bharatiyan divided the Samsara (World), where the souls whirled, in Lower Regions, Central (Earthly) Regions and Upper Regions. The Egyptians divided the world into Hades, Earth and Heaven and the Sumerians in to Nether World, Earth and Heaven or the Land of the Blest. Thirdly, Bharatiyans believed in the doctrine of Final Attainment. The awakened persons having Right-View (Samyaktva)2 shall, one day or the other, have Final Attainment. Salvation and Liberation are imperfect words which do not carry the full significance of the concept of Siddhi. The nature of the State of Siddhi is inexpressible in words. The path of births is quitted. Soul completely detaches itself from Matter. It is the state of spiritual perfection and consummation of knowledge. Siddhi is known to the Egyptians as Blamelessness and to the Sumerians as Immortality; though the contexts make them only a diluted Siddhi. The Bharatiyans, fourthly, believed in the doctrine of Karma (Resultant-Effortiveness). The soul is inherently free. It is free to do good or evil. Matter is bondage and bondage is Samsara (World). The freedom of soul rules out any interference by one soul in the freedom of the other soul. All the living beings are like one's own self.1. No exterior force bestows upon man, Siddhi. A man has to earn it by his own incessant and persistant right personal efforts. The Right Knowledge in Truth and Existence is the first requisite. The second requisite is Right Faith. The third requisite is Right Conduct. The path of Right Conduct. with Right Faith in the final aim and the path leading to it, armed with Right Knowledge leads to Final Attainment. The Right Effort, thus, is of supreme importance in life.
9. Bharatiya Shramanic Tenets :
Āchārānga Sutras is the embodiment of the doctrines of Right Effort. Achara means Right Effort. The causes of sins and transgressions have to be removed by following the spiritual way. This ideal right way is prescribed for a Muni (Saint). He follows these spiritual tenets in totallity. A householder follows these spiritual tenets only partially. There is only the difference of degree, not of the content. The path is one and the same for both. Bharatiya Spiritual Tenets are thus prescribed in Achäränga Sutra.
I. Tenets of Non-Violence 33
1. Do not injure earth-bodies. 2. Do not injure water-bodies. 3. Do not injure fire bodies.
4. Do not injure plants.
5. Do not injure animals.
6. Do not injure wind-bodies.
7. The learned kills not, nor causes other to kill, nor consents to the killing of others.
8. Walk carefully to avoid injury to others.
9. Purify mind to control blamable actions.
10. Speak carefully not to hurt others.
11. Lay down carefully to avoid injury to others.
II. Tenets of Truth34
1. Nirgrantha practises Truth constantly.
2. Nirgrantha accepts Truth in totality.
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