Jain Journal 1971 04

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

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Which one is that study entitled Chajjivaniya that has been wellacquired and well-communicated and well-observed by the Foremost of the Samanas, Lord Mahavira, of the Kasyapa gotra, the study of which paves the way to highest weal for me?
JAIN JOURNAL
The study of Chajjivaniyā which is so well-acquired and transmitted well and well observed by the leadingmost Samana Lord Mahavira of the Kasyapa gotra and which is of highest spiritual import to me containing as it does the knowledge of six living bodies of earth, water, air and fire and of vegetation and other bodies organic.
Leaving aside earth that is turned barren the rest is full of lives innumerable that have a separate identity for each.
Leaving aside water that is turned barren the rest is full of lives innumerable that have a separate identity for each.
Leaving aside fire that is turned barren the rest is full of lives innumerable that have a separate identity for each.
Leaving aside air that is turned barren the rest is full of lives innumerable that have a separate identity for each.
Leaving aside vegetation that is turned barren the rest is full of lives innumerable that have a separate identity for each.
These are the species; seeds that are tips or roots; twig, trunk or seed or just seedless; grass or creepers.
And then the multifarious organic lives, that may be born of eggs or of embryo or are covered with ovary at the time of birth or born of juicy substances or of sweat or by impact of environment or beings bursting out from the earth or born of themselves. All these living beings that can move forward or backward, contract, expand, yell and roam to and fro and have fear or may run-actions are these-and those who know movement and non-movement are they all organic (trasa). And all those with two senses and those having senses three, four or five all the tiryaks and denigens of hells, all men, gods and living beings-all are covetous of happiness. This sixth category is called trasakayik.
And to these six kinds of living beings one should not administer chastisement nor order it, nor approve of it and that for good, and by three instruments: Mind, Word and Deed-I shall not myself do nor