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 temple dwelling congregation, no doubt kept their congregation known as Jain congregation but in reality they were at best pseudo Jains. This laxity in the conduct originated in the land of lax conduct and was founded on the same lax rules of code of conduct and grew into a large mansion of temple dwelling congregation.
To enhance the impression on the minds of people concerning their ten
xations and other rituals / doctrines promoted by them, they started compiling new holy texts based on the Upani adas. The ignorant people were made to understand that these texts are derivatives of the lost 12th limb D a iv da and prior canons therein. In those texts, they tried to infer the rules and code prescribed by them are in accordance with the Holy Scriptures. In those texts, new basis of religion, temple construction, idol construction and their consecration, importance of pilgrimage, worship rituals were presented in great details. With each religious activity, offering materials and physical activities were associated to solemnise them completely. From the time of emergence of temple dwelling monks, its growth and achieving supremacy, the temple dwelling monks kept on introducing such changes in the sermons of Omniscient Lord.
With the financial support of their wealthy and influential followers and other means and the objective of destroying even the existence of the very basic foundation of Jain doctrine and code of conduct, these temple dwelling monks and congregation kept on innovating new methods to gain state patronage and increase their influence all over the country. Of all these innovations, the most dangerous innovation made by them was by accepting the post of the Holy-teacher (R jaguru) of the king and using the same to issue ordinance to ban entry into their territories of monks of other Jain traditions. An example of such black ordinances exists even today by getting an ordinance, issued by King Vanar ja of A ahilapura Paa (V.N.1272) under the advice of his R jaguru
lagu a S ri, banning entry of Jain monks belonging to other Jain congregations in the territory of P a a. This ordinance was strictly followed in the territory of A ahilapura P a a from V.N. 1272 till V.N. 1545.
In all the states where the anarchical influence of temple dwelling congregation existed for two to three centuries, even the entry of Jain monks or the followers belonging to ancient and sacred Jain
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