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(2) The pupil does not know the importance of renunciation but the teacher does and he explains its significance to his student. This also is but right.
(3) The teacher does not know what the student does., viz. the hidden meaning of renunciation. This, too, is right. No instruction should be taken from an ignorant teacher because of his traditional status, in the presence of one, well-versed in scriptures.
(4) It is vitiated when both are blind.
Uttaradhyayana has given other kinds as follows:
(!) Sambhoga-It is not to share food brought by monks. This makes one independent and resourceful. This teacheas him to be content with what he obtains.
(2) Upadhi-It is to renounce cloth and the like. This encourages self-study and fosters desirelessness.
(3) Ahara-This strengthens detachment not only from worldly things but also from one's own body.
(4) Yoga-It is to restrain activities of mind, body and speech. This is attained not before the fourteenth stage of spiritual development. No new Karmas are permitted entry, and the accumulated ones also decay and become extinct.
(5) Sadbhāva-It is to attain perfect detachment.
(6) Sarira -It is to be free from attachment to the body.
(7) Sahāya-It is not to accept help from others. It teaches self-help which makes him speak little and to the point as also restrained in all ways. (8) Kaṣāya-It is to conquer passions as a result of which one is above love and hate.
They are meant for monks, laymen and laywomen. Sāmāyika is abstinence from all sinful activities. One learns attachment to the soul from 'Caturvinsatistava'. He learns humility from 'Vandana'. Repentance makes him introspective. From 'Kayotsarga' he learns the separateness of body from him. Renunciation is an object lesson in invigorating detachment. All these together make life worth living.
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