Introduction to Jainsim

Author(s): Dewan Bahadur A B Lathe
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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JAINISM
Twenty-two Parishaha Jayas, the five Charitras and the twelve Tapas. The three Gupties are (1) fixing the mind (2) kceping The Guptis silent and (3) stopping the novements of the body. As they cannot be observed at all times, the five Samitis arc prescribed for obscrvancc. (1) The Ippja Samili is such bchaviour The Samitis as gives troublc to no life whilc walking, sitting or alceping. (2) The Bhasha Samiti consists in being carcsul 10 speak what is true, uscful and cnd caring. (3)The Eshana Samiti is taking care not to cat what is forbidden, what might be burdensome and troublesonic to others and what might give risc to idleness inebriation and disease. To bc carcful noi 10 give pain to any life in the taking up or keeping down of the Pinchhi, etc. of the ascetics is called the Adan Nikshepan Samiti. The last Usargs Samiti is the care to be taken to harm nonc in answering calls of naturc. These fivc Sanitics Icad to Sansar.
Thc ten Dharnias causing the same arc (1) Forgiveness (2)
Humility: (3) Froudlessness (41 Truthfulness (5) The ten Dharmas or duties Indifference towards the wealth and poverty or others. (6) Subduing the mind and the senses (7) Tapas or prevention of the desires (8) Charity towards deserving objects 19] Being without any thing with oneself and (10) Celcbacy. The Anuprckshas which also cause Sanvar, twelve in number, are as follows : -
o The Anita Anuproksia is medit:tion over tlic transienco of one's body, wile, children and wcalin. (2) The Asrara is thic meditation over the ability of the Dharma alone to make The twelve
use one free from worldly suficrings and the cycle of Anupickshas births and deaths, 13) The thought that this cycle or birllis and deathis is not ended although one is from immcmorial times horn in the lichion, the hicils. this humin life, Ilic