________________ Jaina Meditation (xix) Samiti : composed behaviour and activity." (xx) kamavfraga : freedom from desire.? (xxi) Divya-maya-varjana : avoidance of temptation put by gods and other agencies. (xxii) Asneha : absence of worldly affection, conducive to concentra tion of the mind on the self. (xxiii) Anidanata : absence of ambition born of anger and anguish. (xxiv) Rati-arati-yatana : avoidance of love and hatred, pleasure and pain. (xxv) Pathapreksa : careful perception of the passage. It is repre sentative of all kinds of activities such as walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, eating, speaking, etc.? (xxvi) Madhyasthya, Atmagavesana : equanimity and concentration on pure self, abandoning attachment, both internal and external. (xxvii) Asevana : uninterrupted practice for a long period. 1 The psychical factors no. (vi) to (xix) are mentioned in the following gdthas (Ayaro, I. 9.4.14-16) that describe Lord Mahavira in the state of meditation : avi jhati se Mahavire asanatthe akukkue jhanam / uddhamahe tiriyam ca pehamape samahimapalinne 11 akasai vigayagehi saddaruvosu 'mucchie jhati / chaumatthe parakkamamana no pamayam saim pi kavvittha // sayameva abhisamagamma ayatajogamayasohje | abhiniyvude amaille avakaham bhagavam samiasi // 2 Ayaro, I. 8.8.23 : bheuresu na rajjejja kamesu bahutaresu vi/ 3 Ibid., 1. 8.8.24 : sasaehim nimantejja divvam mayam na saddahe/ 4 Ibid., 1. 4.3.33 : evam attasamahie anihe. 5 Ibid : I. 4.3.38 : je nivvuda pavehim kammehim, anidana te viyahiya. 6 Ibid, 1. 9.2.10 : araim raim abhibhuya riyai. 7 Ibid., 1. 9.1,21 : panthapehi care jayamane. Also Dasavealiya, IV, sloka 8: jayam care jayam citthe, jayamase jayam sao / jayam bhunjanto bhasanto, pavam kammam na bandhai // 8 Ayaro, I. 8.8.5: majjhattho nijjarapehi, samahimanupalae / anto bahim viusijja, ajjhattham suddhamesae // 9 This is illustrated in the life of Lord Mahavira who meditated for a long period of more than twelve years. The following gatha (Ayaro, I. 9.2.4) describes his long penance : etehim muni sayanehim, samano asi patelasa vase 1 raindiyam pi jayamano, appamatte samahie jhati 11
