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feeling is not possible even in a monk, how could it then be imagined in the omniscient Lord? Several such contrarieties are found in their scriptures. The omniscient Lord has, in fact, turned into an absolutely passionless and attachment-less state full of pure omniscience and omniperception; only some activity possible due to the rise of non-destructive types of karmas takes place in Him. But He is totally free from delusion and passions, etc., hence, such activities which might occur only by diversion of Upayoga (attention) are not possible in Him. The fruition of inauspicious Prakritis have become extremely feeble, such as is not found in any body else, therefore, the activity which is seen occurring due to the rise of inauspicious Prakritis in other Jivas is unimaginable in the omniscient Lord.
Thus, they describe the characteristics of omniscient God false by ascribing to Him such activities which are found in ordinary human beings. Attribution of False Characteristics to the
Monks And they describe the characteristics of preceptor monk contrarily. They mention the clothings, etc. fourteen types of appendages (paraphernalias) permissible to a monk. We ask them- "You describe monk as a Nirgrantha (totally possessionless and occupationless saint) and at the time of adopting the monkhood one accepts the great vows by abandoning the nine kinds of all possessions (paraphernalias); so, whether these clothings, etc. are possessions or not? If those are possessions then why do they keep same after abandoning? And if those are not possessions then the clothings, etc. which are possessed by house holders should also not be called possessions, only gold, etc. should be called possession.
Further, if you will say- "As they (the monks) take food for subsiding hunger, similarly they keep clothings, etc. for the purpose of protecting from cold, heat, etc.” But while accepting the monkhood they have not given up taking of food but have relinquished possessions. Moreover, hoarding food, etc. is assuredly possession but
1.Patra-1,Patrabandh-2, Patrakesarikar-3,Patalikas4-5, Rajasrana-6, Gochchhaka7, Rajoharana-8, Mukha-vastrika-9, two cotton cloths-10,11, one woolen cloth-12, Matrak-13, Cholapatta-14 (See Vrihatk, shu. U.-3/3962-3965)
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