Book Title: Jainism Key to Reality
Author(s): Shuganchand Jain
Publisher: Digambar Jain Trilok Shodh Sansthan

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________________ Q.IX.28.6 A.IX.28.6 Which are the auspicious and inauspicious types of meditation? The virtuous and the pure meditations are auspicious and the mournful and cruel concentrations are inauspicious concentrations. Q.IX.28.7 A.IX.28.7 Why miseryful and cruel concentrations are inauspicious? As they are the cause of transmigration, they are called inauspicious. Q.IX.28.8 A.IX.28.8 Why the virtuous and pure meditations are called auspicious ? Since these two types of meditation are capable of k rma annihilation, they are called auspicious. *** ***** ijs ekşkgrw IX.29 Pare moksahet VFk% Meaning: mueals ij'vFkkk - vUr’ds nk&/; ku ek{k ds grqg8 The last two are the causes of liberation. Q.IX.29.1 A.IX.29.1 Which meditations are the causes of transmigration and which are the causes of liberation? The miserable and cruel meditations are the causes of transmigration while the virtuous and the pure meditations are the causes of liberation. Q.IX.29.2 A.IX.29.2 Which is the direct or clear cause of liberation? Pure meditation is the direct cause of liberation. Q.IX.29.3 Which type of mediation is traditionally considered as the cause of liberation? The virtuous mediation is the traditional cause of liberation. A.IX.29.3 ** *** ** vkrbeukkL; l Eit kas rf} it kxk; Lefr&l elokakj % IX.30 rtamamanojñasya samprayoge tadviprayog ya smrti-samany h rah VFk% veukk&i nkFkZ ds i klr gkus ij ml ds fo; kx ds fy;s fpUrk&I krR; dk gksuk i Fke vkrl; ku' g On the contact of disagreeable objects, thinking again and again for their removal is the first kind of sorrowful concentration. Meaning: Q.IX.30.1 A.IX.30.1 What is meant by amanojña? ‘Disagreeable' is the literal meaning of the word amanojña. Here it means the disagreeable objects like poison, prickly thorns, enemies, weapons, etc as they are obstacles to our agreeable temperament. Q.IX.30.2 A.IX.30.2 How many types of disagreeable objects are there? These can be classified as sentient and insentient. 356

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