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Jaina Acara: Siddhanta aura Svarupa
(4) Sauca-is total abstinence from greed of life, health, sense-organs and pleasure arising therefrom as also acquisition of property, pilfering others' wealth and misappropriation of trust.
(5) Satya, i.e. truth.
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Samyama-is control over senses and abstinence from torturing others.
Tapa,-i.e. penance.
Tyaga-is abstinence from the possession of or being attachment to such as have life or not.
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Akincanya-is renunciation of attachment for body and the like. Brahmacarya-is abstinence from scenes and articles that should be sexually exciting and obedience to the dictates of a good teacher. Kundkunda's classification is slightly different :
(1) Kṣamā (2) Mardava (3) Arjava is not to use a twisted language, (4) Satya (5) Sauca is desirelessness and staying in spiritual ecstasy (6) Samyam is to observe vows and self- regulations, abstinence from punishment and control over senses (7) Tapa is indulgence in self-study and concentration of mind (8) Tyaga is to stay detached (9) Akincanya is equanimity and the capacity to enjoy pain as pleasure (10) Brahmacarya is not to be passionate even while looking at a woman's beauteous limbs. All sects of Jainism have expounded ten characteristics with little variation.
We shall now take up what Tattvärthasūtra says in this regard: (1) K'sama is not to be subject to anger which means to be at peace with oneself. The resultant is tolerance and forgetfulness of others' faults. While angry, one is mindful of others' lapses. If he himself breaks something, he finds fault with the person who left it there. The angry man hurts himself and vitiates the atmosphere. Its fierce aspect is enmity. Ramacandra Sukla writes, "Enmity is the jam of anger. An angry man wants to take instantaneous revenge. When it turns into enmity and the enemy is stronger, the angry man cowers till the opportunity for revenge ripens. Anger itself is an intense emotion which lasts for generations. Irritation, peevishness and fret are manifestations of anger. Anger reacts immediately but enmity forms a knot. It burns itself and others too."
Dissatisfaction, failure, wants, unfavourable situation and the like arouse anger. It's no use simulating a forgiving person when the fire of hatred burns inside. Forgiveness is natural but anger is super-imposed. Its association is with Karmas. It is adventitious. The angry man shakes whereas the forgiving one is steady. He is fearless. Forgiveness is reserved for brave people.
There is a world of difference between forgiveness and cowardice. A cowardly person is nervous whereas a forgiving one is steady and patient. For Private & Personal Use Only
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