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BICISIO
Just as to maintain health, food & other items are to consumed as per procedure, so is the case of purifying inner self i. e. soul, Pratikraman is the ritual process to be performed twice a day viz prior to sunrise & after sunset called "RAYASI" & 'DEVASHIYA' - i. e. relating to sins/faults committed in Night & Day respectively with an apology to all the living beings involved. It is mandatory to do Pratikaman twice hence the name "Aavashyak Sootra) There are six chapters called 'Avashyakas' as under: This is 32nd Agam in series.
INTRODUCTION TO JAINISM
AVASHYAK SOOTRA
CONTAINING SAMAYIK - PRATIKRAMAN - etc.
(1) SAMAYIK :- Retiring from sinful acts of mind, speech & body and engage in path of self purification, A ritual & spiritual exercise of getting relieved of external & Internal sinful activities. Practice balanced state of mind devoid of attachment & aversion.
(2) CHAUVISANTATHO (CHATURVISHATI STAVA) After attaining equanimity towards all living beings, to engage in devotional appreciation, with gratitude towards best supreme souls - Gods with deep faith in them, this "CHAUVISAHTHO" is an expression of gratitude for showing path of liberation in life, by appreciating their qualities & virtues. Prior to this -a review is made of 99 faults (ATICHAR) in meditated mode (Kayotsarg).
VANDANA:- Third Avashyak is for devoted salutation to spiritual Teacher (GURU).
PRATIKRAMANA: Fourth Avashyaka deals with review, expression of contempt and feeling of Apolgistic repentance (Prayaschit) for Atichar (Faults preceding commitment of bondages of sins). etc. relating to gnan, Darshan, Charitra & Tapa, dealt with elaborately.
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(5) KAYOTSARGA:- This is a meditation posture for a specified period. Here sins of past & present are to be apologized thereby undergoing process of self purification.
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PRATYAKHYANA OR PACCHAKHAN:- After undergoing purification of past, to check, control & stop influx of incoming sinful karmic particles, the Protective cover that is being created is called Pratyakhyan, means avowed renunciation. This is means to shut Ashrava Doors of influx of karmic particles, by accepting Pratyakhans.
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MAIN PRINCIPLES OF JAIN PHILOSOPHY
NON VIOLENCE, (AHIMSA), NON POSSESSIVENESS (APARIGRAHA) AND LACK OF RIGIDITY MULTI DIMENSIONAL VIEW POINTS & PERCEPTION i.e. (ANEKANTAVAD)
The principle of Non violence is established in Jainism on the basis of psychological realities. Non violence has been shown as pure, eternal and substantial philosophy of Arhat sermons. With the discovery of non violence, an auspicious feeling is created in life towards values like Truth, Non violence non stealing, celibacy non possessiveness. In other woods Non-voilence means to accept and understand that all living being have the right to live. Just as all rivers ultimately meets the ocean, so is all Faith, Religion or Philosophies coincide with concept of non-violence. Feeling of Detachment gives birth to Non-voilence
Jainism has made minute observation on Non possessiveness (Parigraha) both external (materialistic) and internal (spiritualistic). Possessiveness becomes offence only where staunch ownership, attachment & irrational attitude without any sense of proportion and enjoyment is involved.
The ideal of socialism gets honour only when commitment to Non possessiveness comes into practice with full faith. Gold, silver jewellery etc. forms nine types of external possessiveness whereas anger, pride, deceit, & greed (Kashayas) etc. from 16 internal possesiveness. Jain acharyas put emphasis renouncing these non possessiveness of both the types.
The view of the other party may have truth, Any idea or thought or view point of others is required to be considered from
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