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Q.IX.6.9 A.IX.6.9
Q.IX.6.10 A.IX.6.10
Q.IX.6.11 A.IX.6.11
Q.IX.6.12 A.IX.6.12
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Q.IX.7.1 A.IX.7.1
Q.IX.7.2 A.IX.7.2
What is meant by supreme renunciation (uttama ty ga)? To give up all types of living and non-living possession is supreme renunciation. It is of four types from practical viewpoint.
Q.IX.7.3 A.IX.7.3
What is meant by supreme non-attachment (uttama kinchanya)?
To give up the feeling of 'mine' in all things including your own body is called supreme renunciation. In other words supreme renunciation is to develop a feeling that nothing in this world is 'mine' accept the intrinsic nature of my soul.
What is meant by supreme celibacy (uttama brhmacarya)?
To enjoy the intrinsic nature of one's pure soul by giving up attachment with all external things and sensual desires is supreme celibacy.
Anity arana-sams raikatv nyatv ucy srava-samvara-nirjar - loka-bodhidurlabha-dharmasy khy h tatty nucintanamanupreks h
What is meant by spiritual virtues?
The word dharma consists of the prefix dhr meaning 'to adopt'. Therefore the word dharma means an entity which lifts the living beings out of transmigration and takes them to liberation.
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vfuR] v'kj.k] kj], dRo] vU; Ro] v'kip] VkL=0] | Dj] futjk] ykd] ck/knyHk vkg /kel uked ckjg ruoka dk ckj&ckj fpuru djuk 'vuq kk' g Contemplation means repeated in right meditating on transitory-ness, helplessness, transmigration, loneliness, distinctness, impurity, influx, stoppage, dissociation, the universe, rarity of enlightenment and the truth proclaimed by religion.
What is meant by contemplation (anupreks )?
Repeated meditations on the metaphysical realities deeply and rightly are called contemplation.
How much contemplation is there?
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are twelve contemplation namely transitory-ness (anitya), helplessness (a arana), transmigration (sams ra), loneliness (ekatva), distinctness (anyatva), impurity (a uci), influx (srava). Stoppage (samvara), dissociation (nirjar ), universe (loka), rarity of enlightenment (bodhi durlabha) and the truth proclaimed by religion (dharma).
What is meant by transitory-ness (anitya) contemplation?
The body and other objects of sensual pleasure like the bed, seat, clothes etc i.e. all internal and external objects along with associations with
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