Introduction to Jainism

Author(s): A B Latthe
Publisher: Natha Rangaji

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Jainism.
Bhartrikari speaks of the dispassionateness of the Jilas as being matchless- §
Such instances niay be multiplied many-fold; but it will take long time.
These references further support our point. Panini's authority may be added to this. He defines Nastikas as those who deny the existence of post-mundane worlds. The Jains
एको रागिषु राजते प्रियतमादेहार्द्धधारी हरो । नीरागेषु जिनो विमुक्तललनासङ्गो न यस्मात्परः ॥ दुर्वारस्मरबाणपन्नगविषव्यासक्तमुग्धो जनः ।
शेषः कामविडम्बितो हि विषयान्भोक्तुं न मोक्तुं क्षमः॥ The usual reading of this Shloka substitutes जन for जिन in l. 2. But the reading here adopted is met with in a Jain work, some centuries old, the MOKSHMARGAPRAKASHA Besides, it gives a better meaning to the shloka. Editor. सूत्र अस्ति नास्ति दिष्टं मतिः ॥
परलोकः अस्ति इति मतिर्यस्यास्तीति आस्तिकः । परलोको नास्ति इति मतिर्यस्यास्तीति नातिकः ।
दैवमस्ति इति मतिर्यस्यास्तीति दैष्टिकः ।।