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Jaina Acāra : Siddhanta aura Swarūpa joined together, he should bow to him. This should be done not mechanically nor in a routine manner but with no passion corroding him. With single-minded devotion he should seek blessings from him. just as alkali cleans a bloodstained cloth, so also a life with no heart-rending grief can become pure.
(7) Upāsakadašāriga-It shows how very significant the life of an ascetic is. Ananda was conversant with clairvoyance. This knowledge is called 'Avadhi' or limited because it functions within a particular area and up to a particular time. It cannot go beyond spatial and temporal limits. The pontiff Gautama tells Ananda that the temporal limits have been exceeded. When Lord Mahāvira himself supported Ananda, Gautama unhesitatingly apologised. This illustrates the conduct of enlightened souls.
(8) Antakyddasanga Those who end the cycle of birth and death are 'Antakrt' i.e. those who have reached the end (purpose of life) or those who have brought about the end of the world so far as they are concerned. Such people read the basic canonical literature before starting austerities. They do hardest penances willingly and gladly. Without a very strong feeling of detachment none can become a sterling ascetic. Age is no bar for being or not being attached to worldly affairs. Gajasukumāra and Atimuktakumāra though young, turned out to be confirmed recluses.
(9) Auttaropapatikadašā-It tells about thirty-three elevated souls. Twenty-three of those thirty-three elevated souls were the sons of the emperor Srenika. Dhanyakumāra, son of Bhadrā of Kakandi, deeply touched by the sermon of Lord Mahāvīra, takes to the living of a hermit. During the period of penances on the sixth day of the lunar fortnight he goes to the extent of observing 'Acāmla' vow. Its meaning is the food which a householder is about to throw and which is washed with water twenty-one times and then eaten by such vow-holder. Parvati's penances in “Kumarasambhava' are among the hardest indeed but still far below the penance related above. On being asked by Srenika, Lord Mahāvira praised such austerity, saying that it far exceeded those of fourteen thousand ascetics. Such souls in the evening of their lives embrace a voluntary death to be bom in the highest 'Vimāna'
(10) Prašnavyakarana - It relates five inflows of Karmic particles that are to be avoided and five acceptable stoppages of them. The five great vows are viewed afresh.
(11) Vipakasūtra - It talks about the fruition of pleasure and pain. Subahukumāra and others become ascetics. Their living style is depicted here.
(12) Aupapātika - It describes Mahavira's life in all its aspects. His hermits were people from different walks of life. Their austerities were of Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only
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