ISJS Jainism Study Notes E5 Vol 04

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

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Other Topics: 1. The Stories: Sivarya has described interestingly philosophical things through stories. There
are around 150 stories and parables found in this text. These stories are made interesting and inspire to attain the goal of life. It can be taken into account that stories were an
important means in the discourses that were given. 2. Physiology: Sivarya must have had the knowledge of ayurveda. In this text refernces to
anatomy, disease, process of body cleansing, gynecology, food habits, diet etc are
mentioned. 3. Warfare: Sivarya must have been a king. It can be asserted that the way he has described
the mechanism of warfare is remarkable. To prepare for war, its mechanism, the instruments, the psychology of the fighters etc are all well discussed. Social Conditions: there is a detailed description of the social conditions around which he was living. He has also mentioned about the killing of cows, Brahmana, women etc. Drinking wine, playing cards, and other bad habits are also mentioned in the text. Injustice on women, the law and justice, robbery has been mentioned by the author
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