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Sermon on Vipula Mount It was the month of Shravana ( July ), when on the morn of Pratipadam the first day of the bright half of the month, the first sermon of Omniscient God Mahavira was delivered on the Vipula Mount- of Rajgir ( Bihar ). The audience comprised of celestials, men of all nationalities as well as animals. Due to marvellous spiritual attainments of the omniscient Lord, the entire audience clearly understood the teachings and preachings of the world benefactor with rapt attention. The sermon was as pleasing to the ear and the soul as the ambrosia is tasty to the palate. Central Point of the Sermon.
The Divine discourse threw light upon the universe which consists of the living and non-living objects. The omnicient Lord said, this world is eternal. It is not created by any outward agency. It consists of six substances i. e. Jiva ( soul ), time, space, medium of motion ( Dharma ), medium of rest ( Adharma ) and matter ( Pudgala ).
The Jiva is of two kinds the embodied soul is associated with karmic bondage, the other disembodied one is pure soul, which is free from transmigration and karmic impurities. The pure soul should be the ideal of every aspirant for perfection, perennial peace and omniscience. The
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