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જેનયુગ ભાદ્રપદથી-કાર્તક ૧૯૮૫-૬ flesh and blood, he should neither called the "Padapogamano" or the kill them nor rub the wound; though assumption of the state of a tree, these animals destroy the body, he though von Kamptz on the autho. should not stir from his position." rity of Leuman has recently rejected Another prescription calls upon the the etymology as mistaken. devotee "to lie on bare ground Four-Fold refuge. without any comfort and food and
When a Jain contracts a mortal when weak strive after clamness. He
disease or is otherwise in danger of should remain quiet as if life-less."
certain death, he may have recourse A law more severe and in proportion
to self-starvation. The practice preheld more exalted, directs that he
vails among the Jains, even at the should thoroughly mortify his flesh,
present day. The late renowned that as long as he lives the dangers
Acharya Indravijaya Suri gave me and troubles should be regarded as
recent instances of the members of instrumental in the dissolution of his
his flock having denied themselves body. The monk should not nourish
food to death. When a monk is unadesire and greed looking only for
ble to follow the rules of his order, eternal praise. He should not trust
he should starve and die rather than in the powers of the gods."
break the regulation. At the end of Final Liberation.
long penance a monk abstains from "Anasan" or complete abstain.
all food and devotes himself to inence from any kind of nourishment
tensive self-mortification by the last for a stated period or till death is a
emaceration patiently awaiting his recognised Jain method of final libe. death. This applies to laymen. In ration. A candidate for Nirvana may
the case of a monk the self-mortiabstain for a day or two or a month
fication as Jacobi shows is spread during which period it is optional for
over twelve years instead of twelve him to drink boiled water during day
months. When a monk is disciplined time. Hopeless invalids often take a
to such perfection that he might en. yow of starvation. It is called Salle. ter upon his final mortification he khana. A Sadhu determines to stand applies to his Guru who puts him or sit upright motionless in a parti- through various ordeals before issuing cular posture in a lonely place in the the permission. For a period of twel. jungle, vows not to stir voluntarily ve years the monk exercises himself till through exhaustion he sinks to with every mode to overcome worlthe ground and expires. This mode dly consciousness and annihilate of religious suicide is technically "Karma" yet, at the same time he
