Humanism of Haribhadra

Author(s): Christian Lindtner
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Christian Lindtner
Jambu-jyoti
who for so many years never failed to let me share the fruits of his learned and unselfish labours.
A TREATISE OF OCTADES
1. Eight Verses in Honour of Mahādeva
1.
[Jina] certainly has absolutely none of the desire that (normally creates impurities. Nor does he have any of the hatred towards living beings that is (like) a forest fire having tranquillity as its fuél.
2.
Nor does he have the delusion that covers true cognition and causes impure behaviour. His greatness is celebrated in the three worlds. He is called Mahādeva!
3.
He is free from desire, he is omniscient, a master of eternal bliss, beyond even a little bit of impure karma, and he is absolutely undivided.
All the gods find him worthy of honour, and all the yogis meditate upon him. He is the author of all the rules of wisdom. He is called Mahadeva!
Being thus in possession of virtuous conduct, he has launched a science that is a path to bliss, the highest light, [and] free from the three kinds of blemish.
Moreover, the method to propitiate him is, of course, simply always to try hard to serve him, to the best of one's ability according to rule. Such (devotion) will necessarily grant good results !
7.
By following the advice of a good doctor one may get totally rid of one's disease. Likewise, by following the words of (Mahādeval one may certainly destroy saṁsāra completely !
8.
With true devotion (bhakti), I will always keep on paying homage to Mahädeva who is thus [as described above], who is tranquil, who has done his duty, and who is a man of intelligence (dhi !
II. Eight Verses on Ablution
1.
There is said to be two kinds of ablution (in Jainism] : One is physical, and one is spiritual. Others speak of an external and an internal skind of ablution to much the same effect).