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tion with a concentrated mind is cloarly hinted by Asadbarat. Sabhacandra further expands its scope by saying that one has to reflect on the various principles, and this continued reflectiou involves constant Awareness of the nature of things. There is also another aspect for its meaning when it is used in connection with suallyaya or study of scripture, cnusprekşă or pondering on what one has learnt being one of its important factors. The Bhäsya and Sarrartha-siddhi bulvestressed this theaping while discussing stricthyrāya. Sometitues both the aypects, especially with later comentators, bave got mixed up.
b) WHAT THEY ARE IN GENERAL
The Anuprekşis are, in general, topics of meditation or for reflection, twelve in number, and embrace a wide range of subjects practically covering all the principles ond cardinal teachings of Jainism. They are in the form of reflections on 1) the transient character of thinga ( Mutya-unapreks) 2) helplessness (accrc_c8-c8), 3) the cycle of rebirth ( sansima,), 4 ) loneliness (ekutxa.), 5) separateness of the self and non-self anyatu-4.), 6) the impurity of the body ( 23ci-o. ), 7 ) the inflow of Karnas (irrorx6-. ) 8) stoppage of the inflow of Karmas (sarvard-c.), 9) the shedding of Karmas / mincov-x. ). 10 ) the constitution of the universe (loka-a.), 11) the difficulty of attaining enlightenment about true religion / bolli-durlatha-c.), and 12 ) the Law expounded by the Arhat (Warmw-xxxīkhyātu rx .)
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c) THEIR PUITION IN JAINA IDEOLOGY It is interesting to study the position of Amprokşă in Juin ideology or in the scheme of Jain principles.
i) The shedding of Karma (2427.jci) is rendered possible through penance (tapas) which is twofold: External and Internal. The latter is of six Varieties of which saheynx or the study of the sacred lore is the fourth and glance, concentration or meditation, is the fifth.
1) Argdra-Dhurrāmrla ( Bombay 1919 ) page 414-TRIET Pagar दृश्यन्ते इत्यनुप्रेक्षाः।
2) Here in his commentary on the Sodni-8 artikeyanzspruksā, p. l-15 91: F: चिन्तनं स्मरणमनित्या विस्वरूपा गामित्यनुप्रेक्षा, निजनिजनामानुसारेण सत्वानुचिन्तनम गुप्रेक्षा इत्यर्थः ।
3) On the Tattvārthasutra IX, 25, Bhasya : Han fartea 4 R: 1 Sarvartha siddhi : a aparels
4) EK, HÅNDIQUI: Vašasislah and Indian Culture ( Sholapar 1949), pp. 291 f.
B) Ovaddiyasultath, Satrs 30, edited by N. G. SURG (Poona 1931 ), pp. 20, 24, 26, 27, for this and the next two paragraphe.
