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Q.IX.35.6 A.IX.35.6
What is meant by stealing (caury nand ) concentration? Thinking of stealing as a source of pleasure, to be engrossed in planning and organizing stealing is called stealing concentration.
Q.IX.35.7 A.IX.35.7
What is meant by possession enjoying (parigrh nand ) concentration? Thinking of wealth and its possession as a source of pleasure, to be engrossed in planning and organizing the accumulation and safeguard of the wealth is called possession enjoying concentration.
Q.IX.35.8 A.IX.35.8
What are the results of miserable and cruel concentrations? The mournful ( rta) concentration results in subhuman realms and the cruel (raudra) concentration results in infernal / hellish realms.
Q.IX.35.9
A.IX.35.9
What are the peculiarities in the cruel concentration of avirata and of de avirata lay-householders? The de avirata lay-householders cannot accrue the hellish realms due to the potency of right belief possessed by him/her even though he is doing cruel concentration. On the other hand cruel concentration of avirata can lead him/her to the hellish destiny.
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vkkkik; &foi kd&l LFkku&fop;k; /kE; - IX.36
jñ p ya-vip ka-samsth na-vicay ya dharmyam VkKk] vik;] foi kd vkg i LFkku & budh fopkj. kk Yods fpUrouk ds fufelk eu dks , dkxi djuk /KE; 7; ku' A To concentrate on the objects of revelation, misfortune or calamity, fruition of karmas and the structure of the universe is virtuous meditation.
Meaning:
Q.IX.36.1 A.IX.36.1
What is meant by virtuous (Dharmya) meditation? Meditation acco Meditation accompanied by spiritual values / virtues is called virtuous meditation.
Q.IX.36.2 A.IX.36.2
How many types of virtuous meditation are there? It is of four types, namely concentrating on objects of i.e. revelation (jñ vicaya), misfortune / calamity (ap yavicaya); fruition of karmas (vip kavicaya); and structure of the universe (samsth navicaya).
Q.IX.36.3 A.IX.36.3
What is meant by concentrating on objects of revelation? To accept the reality of an entity, even though the same cannot be explained by examples or logic, but supported by the valid knowledge of the scriptures (based on the sermons of the omniscient) is called concentrating on objects of revelation.
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