Book Title: Jain Legend Vol 3
Author(s): Hastimal Maharaj, Shuganchand Jain, P S Surana
Publisher: Hastimal Maharaj Shugan C Jain P S Surana
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The monks should amass wealth even though it is not recommended in the scriptures. It has become essential for the monks of this time to amass wealth. The monks should give mantras to help householders in their worldly pursuit and hence make generations of followers of their congregation. The monks should accept temples of Lord Jinendra as their own property. The monks should also sit and use cushions which had till now been prohibited. The monks should use all means (religious, psychological, monetary or worldly) to retain householders in their own congregation. The monk should practice himself and ask his followers to also perform such material based religious rituals as the means leading to attain liberation gradually. The temple dwelling monks should maintain unfriendly and aggressive attitudes towards monks who do not observe the above nine rules.
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Difference of magnitude similar to hell and heaven
Analysis of the differences in the scriptural sermons and the practices of temple dwelling monks show, and it will not be out of place, that these differences between the two is similar to the difference between hell and heaven. This self professed nature of religion and conduct by temple dwelling monks are totally against the Jain scriptures and are pseudo Jain at best. This proclamation and vehement preaching of ten changes in the code of conduct by temple dwelling monks can be termed as a well planned uprising and revolt against the holy omniscient proclaimed Jain scriptures and hence changed in a pervert manner the very foundation of Jain doctrine. There is not even one change introduced by them which can be said to have the approval of scriptures. All these changes are totally against the scriptures. Every change has total disregard, disobedience and disrespect towards the scriptures. These changes have very cruelly choked to death the Jain principles of non violence, non possession and spirituality. These ten changes (non sustainable according to scripture) introduced by temple dwelling monks, have in fact not only stained but even totally destroyed the sermons of beneficence to all and associated code of conduct as promulgated by Omniscient and totally
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