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Place of Mantra, Vidya & Tantra in Jainism In Shri Bhagwati Sutra 20th Referring particularly to the in. Shataka 9th Uddesha Sutra 683 p. quiry whether there is refutation of 793 there is reference to Vidyācha. Tantrism, this writer has not been rana as follows:
able to trace any direct reference #sfagi of al ICUTT quat? 1441! but may point out the remarks of दुविहा चारणा पं० तं० विजाचारणा य जंघा चारणा य Shri Haribhadrasuri in :Sambodhae tueui sia iga geas falar OT? T4H1 ! prakarana in reference to certain तस्सणं छद्रं छटेणं अनिक्खित्तेणं तवोकम्मेणं विजाए degraded Sadhus who can be identi
fied as Chaityavasis. From page 13 उत्तरगुणलदि खयमाणस्स विजाचारणलद्धीनाम लद्धी
to 18 Haribhadrasuri condemns them समुप्पजइ से तेणट्रेणं जाव विजाचार० ॥
saying these are no Sadhus but are Cammentary by Shri 3c8f at
selfish persons out only to look to p. 794 (A. Samiti Edn) or RGIFTITUT
their personal satisfaction and plea$281 fraro' fati i qez genci
sure and says “Before whom should तत्कृतोपकाराश्चारणा विद्या चारणा ॥ सू. ६८३
we complain about these, who are This shows that Vidya was a
like shooting pain in one's own head”. part of 'Purva literature which is
To understand the said remarks it considered most sacred and forms
should be noted that these Chaityathe 12th Anga of the Jainas. Simi.
vasi Sadhus flourished from about larly aid of deities through Mantras
200 A. D. to 1000 A. D. when they or performance of austerity was taken
were finally vanquished in the 'Sabha' for performance of proper Repen
of King Durlabharaj of Jujratby Shri Ji. tances as also for guiding Sadhus if
neshwar-suri. These Chaityavasis were they happened to lose their way in loose in their practices and generally jungles. See Vyavahara Sutra Chur
indulged in the Shatkarmas described ni :-and Nishitha Sutra 16th Udde
in the Tantras. Their origin amonsha. In Dikshavidhi as well as Prati
gst Jains is contemporaneous with the shthavidhana the Kayotsargas (medita
rise of Vajrayana amongst the Bud. tions) of goddesses sacred to lear
dhists but the rigour with which the ning earth and divisions thereof as
Jainas dealt with this looseness of also Shantidevtas ( goddess of peace)
principles by driving out of the fold and Shashanadevta ( deity presiding those who least dared to tamper over the Jain Fold ) are referred. with the sacred fountains of Jainism
Such references can be easily viz the holy scriptures, as Nihnavas, multiplied from the Jaina literature acted as sufficient check upon them but the few quotations already cited and Jainism did not degrade nor ultiwill be deemed sufficient.
mately suffer heavily as did Buddhism
