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4 - THE EMPIRICAL RIGHT CONDUCT
व्यवहारचारित्राधिकार उपाध्याय परमेष्ठी का स्वरूप - The nature of the Preceptor (the Upādhyāya) – रयणत्तयसंजुत्ता जिणकहियपयत्थदेसया सूरा । णिक्कंखभावसहिया उवज्झाया एरिसा होंति ॥७४॥ जो रत्नत्रय (सम्यग्दर्शन, सम्यग्ज्ञान और सम्यक्चारित्र) से संयुक्त हैं, जो जिनेन्द्र भगवान् के द्वारा कहे हुए पदार्थो के शूरवीर उपदेशक हैं, तथा नि:कांक्ष-भाव सहित हैं, ऐसे उपाध्याय होते हैं।
The Preceptors (Upādhyāya) are endowed with the Three Jewels (ratnatraya) of right-faith (samyagdarśana), rightknowledge (samyagjñāna) and right-conduct (samyakcăritra), are indomitable teachers of the substances of Reality as expounded by Lord Jina, and entertain no desires.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Preceptor (Upādhyāya) has twenty-five primary attributes (mūlaguņa) consisting in the study and preaching of the most sacred canonical Scripture (agama) comprising eleven anga and fourteen pūrva. He is incessantly engaged in the study of the āgama, and discourses on the teachings of Lord Jina for the benefit of other members of the congregation.1
Acārya Nemicandra's Dravyasamgraha: जो रयणत्तयजुत्तो णिच्चं धम्मोवदेसणे णिरदो । सो उवज्झाओ अप्पा जदिवरवसहो णमो तस्स ॥५३॥
1- see Namokāra Grantha, p. 107.
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