Jainism For Beginners Level 03

Author(s): Sayampurnashreeji
Publisher: Sayampurnashreeji

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do any sinful activity. These monks were kind enough to remind me of my mistake! What would have happened if these monks had not seen me?" He was truly regretful for what he had done. He left with the other monks. Monks have to recite the Iriyavahiyam Sutra' after returning to their place from outside. Therefore, Balmuni also recited this sutra. When he came to the part:
After this, Kevali Aimutta Muni went to Lord Mahavir's assembly & started walking towards the place where other Kevali monks sit. Some senior monks noticed this & told him, "Oh, Aimutta !! Where are you going? That is the place for Kevali monks to sit. Go over there, where the other monks are sitting.
Lord Mahavir interrupted them & said, "Monks, you should not disrespect a kevali monk. Aimutta Muni is no ordinary monk now. While reciting Iriyavahiyam Sutra, he destroyed all of his destructive (Ghati) Karmas & became a kevali." The monks realized their mistakes, bowed down to him & thought, “There is no age barrier to be an omniscient or Kevali."
If I have hurt any living beings of water, green grass, & clay, I am asking for forgiveness...
His repentance had no bounds He was extremely sorry for what he had done. He began thinking, "What did I do? I have hurt so many living beings just for fun. How can I be free of these sins? How will I face Lord Mahavir? Oh living beings, I have caused harm to you. Please forgive me for my sins. I will never commit these sins again. Because of his sincere repentance, all of his bad Karmas were destroyed & he attained omniscience or Keval-jnan (infinite knowledge). Now he became a Kevali monk.
At the end of his life, Balmuni Aimutta attained liberation.
Stories During Bhagwan Mahavirs Life
The pursuit & understanding of Jainism has no age limit but is rather driven by one's own true faith, understanding & the passion to learn & practice the principles of Jainism. All of us make mistakes, which cause bad Karma. Mistakes can be intentional or unintentional. It is possible that Karma resulting from unintentional mistake can be eliminated by true & sincere repentance. However, one should not intentionally make a mistake knowing that they plan to repent for it later. Such
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