Introducing Jainism

Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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INTRODUCING JAINISM
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eka-tva (on solitariness);
5) anyatva (on the separateness of the self and body); asucitva (on the foulness of the body); 7) asrava (on the influx of karma);
6)
8)
samvara (on the checking of karma); 9) nirjara (on the elimination of karma); 10) loka (on the universe);
11) bodhi-durlabha (on the difficulty of enlightenment); 12) dharma (on the attainment of peace and salvation).
vii) Saptadasa samyama
The seventeen restraints are
5 asrava tyāga
5 indriya-asrava
1. himsā, 2. asatya, 3. caurya, 4. abrahmacarya, 5. parigraha
1. sabda, 2. sparśa, 3. rūpa, 4. rasa, 5. gandha
1. krodha, 2. māna, 3. māya, 4. lobha 1. kāya, 2. mana, 3. vākya.
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4. kaṣāya tyāga
3. tri-samvara
XIII. Tolerance in Jainism
Tolerance is one of the most fundamental principles in Jain religion. Tolerance is expressed in different contexts in different ways. Though Jainism started in the very hoary antiquity, Mahāvīra, the 24th Tirthankara, was the main propagator of Jain religion and philosophy. Through his whole life, dedicated for the cause of Jainism, Mahāvīra showed the people the way of tolerance for becoming a perfect man in different aspects of Jainism. At the age of 30, he left his home and started doing severe penance for the Salvation of his soul. While doing penance and preaching his doctrines in different parts of eastern India, Magadha being the primary center for his propagation, he suffered quite a lot from the hands of the people. In the second part of the Acārāngasūtra a brief life sketch of Mahavira is given and there it is said that when he was at Radha, the people of Radha had mocked him, had sneered at him and threw stones at him. Even dogs and ferocious animals used to attack him for biting. Mahavira withstood all these sufferings calmly and quietly. This is one of the greatest instances of his tolerance.