Jain Journal 1973 04

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

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any stain of worldliness; liberated by giving up suffering, like bell-metal vessel unstained by water; sin-free like an unstained conch, without obstruction like the course of life, without support like the firmament, without bound like the wind, pure at heart like water in autumn, without a smear like a lotus leaf, with organs of senses withdrawn like a tortoise, solitary like the rhino's horn, free like the birds, ever alert like the Bharunda bird, with a high status like an elephant, with forbearence of an ox, invincible like a lion, steadfast like Mount Mandara, deep like an ocean, mild like the moon, refulgent in prowess like the sun, pure like fine gold, bearing (with unconcern) all touches like the earth, like a fire well-fed by offerings, shone he in his own splendour.
[Two precise verses for all these terms:
(Like) bell-metal, conch and course of life, (like) firmament, wind and water in autumn, (like) lotus leaf, (like) tortoise (like) birds, a Bharunda and a rhino's horn. (1)
(Like) an elephant, an ox and a lion, Mount Mandara and the ocean deep, (like) the moon, the sun, and gold pure, (like) the earth and well-fed fire. (2)]
No more limitation was there for him, the Venerable One. Limitations have been stated to be four; limitation of objects, limitation of space, limitation of time and limitation of subjective senses. Limitation of objects of animate objects, inanimate objects, and of those in a mixed state. Limitation of space of a village, a town, a forest, a farm, a house or a yard. Limitation of time of a unit called a samaya, of one called an avalika, one called an ānakapānaka or a deep breath respiration, one called a stoka (=7 respirations), one called a kṣana (i.e., many respirations), one called a lava (=7 stokas), a muhurta (=70 lavas 48 minutes), a day, a day-night (24 hours), a paksa (15 days), a month (30 days), a season (4 months), a half-year, a year, or any other time-unit of a still longer period. Limitation of subjective senses: of anger, pride, attachment, greed, fear, laughter, affection, hatred, quarrel, calumny, sharp words, meanness, scandal-mongering, pleasure and pain, deceitful falsehood and evil of wrong faith. The Bhagavan had none of these. 118
Monsoon sojourn apart, the Bhagavan spent eight months of summer and winter as follows: if in a village, one night only in one village, and five nights in a town; with similar feeling towards excreta and sandal, with similar attitude to hay, jewel, clay and gold, indifferent to pleasure