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

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________________ Q.IX.34.5 In which stages of spiritual purification, the practiser can have mournfulconcentration? The mournful-concentration can occur in the first six stages of spiritual purification i.e. up to self-restraint with laxity stage. A.IX.34.5 Q.IX.34.6 A.IX.34.6 Which monks cannot have sting-mournful concentration? The monks in the sixth stage of spiritual purification cannot have this sting-mournful concentration. Q.IX.34.7 A.IX.34.7 In which stages of spiritual purification the practitioner cannot have bondage of karmas leading to subhuman realms? The k rma bondage leading to the birth in subhuman realms cannot take place in fourth to sixth stages of spiritual purification as the mournfulconcentration in these stages is very subtle. ******** fgd kur&lrs &fo"k; 1 j{k. kit; ks j khefojr&nskfoj r;k% IX.35 Hims nrta-steya-visayasamraksanebhyo raudramavirata-de aviratayoh VFk% Meaning: fgd k] vl R; ] pkjh vkg fo"k; &l j{k.k ds fy;s I rr&fpUru djuk aj kHz; ku' gå og ‘vfojr' vk ‘nskfoj r’& xqkLFkkuork& thoka ds gksrk gå Cruel-concentration relating to injury, untruth, stealing and safeguarding of possessions occurs in the case of laymen with and without partial Vows. Q.IX.35.1 A.IX.35.1 What is raudra or cruel-concentration? Concentration which is induced by thoughts of violence, untruth, stealing or safeguarding own possession is called raudra or cruel concentration. Q.IX.35.2 A.IX.35.2 In which stages of spiritual purification can this cruel concentration occur? It can occur up to the fifth stage of spiritual purification but cannot occur to the monk in the sixth stage else he is not a monk and falls to lower stages. Q.IX.35.3 A.IX.35.3 What are sub types of cruel concentration? It is of four types namely violence enjoying (hims nand), untruth enjoying (mrsnand and theft-enjoying (caury nand) and possession enjoying (parigrh nanad ). Q.IX.35.4 A.IX.35.4 What is meant by violence enjoying (hims nand ) concentration? Thinking of violence as a source of pleasure, to be engrossed in planning and organizing violence is called violence enjoying concentration. Q.IX.35.5 A.IX.35.5 What is meant by untruth enjoying (mrsnandconcentration? Thinking of speaking lies as a source of pleasure, to be engrossed in planning and organizing untruth activities is called untruth concentration. 359

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