ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 02

Author(s): International School for Jain Studies
Publisher: International School for Jain Studies

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Nature of Sāmāyika can be broadly classified as:
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obligatory and perform it at least twice a day, i.e., in the morning and evening. He further remarks that its performance at other times will conduce towards the enhancement of the spiritual and moral characteristics; hence it is not improper, but beneficial.
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Sitting and standing postures are generally recommended for the performance of Samayika. The aspirant should purge the mind of sensual pleasures by concentrating on the sermons of the Jina, adopt submissive and surrendering gestures, and finally, either repeat the devotional hymns mentally or absorb himself in self-meditation.
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7 Purusärthasidhyupāya, 149
1. Nāma i.e. nature of the name assigned to any entity, good or bad does not affect the practitioner as the soul is without any name. Name is assigned to the body only.
2. Sthapana i.e. looks of an entity whether beautiful or ugly does not affect the practitioner as he assigns these attributes to matter and not to soul.
3. Dravya i.e. costs, appearances or use of any entity does not affect him as he thinks these are the attributes of matter and not soul.
4. Ksetra i.e, the places whether cool or hot, pleasant or unpleasant etc does not affect him.
5. Kāla i.e. time or season like morning, afternoon, cold season or hot season or monsoon does not affect him.
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6. Bhāva i.e. the state of an entity old/young/attractive etc. do not bother him as he considers soul to be immortal.
From the practitioner's view point Sāmāyika can be classified as
Sāmāyika of householder i.e. for example 48 minutes per day generally but can be extended or reduced according to his capacity.
Sāmāyika of monks is for the entire life and all the time.
Bhadrabahu has classified Sāmāyika in three categories namely; samyaktva to firm up the practitioner's beliefs in the Mokṣa-marga and provides him the knowledge of discrimination; Śruta provides clarity of thought and beliefs and Caritra, which becomes pure with the above
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