Book Title: Padarth Prakash Part 01 Jeev Vichar Navtattva
Author(s): Hemchandrasuri
Publisher: Sanghvi Ambalal Ratanchand Jain Religious Trust

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________________ NAV-TATTVA 63 12) DHARMA BHAVANA (religion) :- Thinking that in this world, happiness is gained only by practising Jainism. The sun, the moon etc. also arise and enlighten this world due to the glory of Janism. Fourteen rajloks are standing in the infinite alok (universe in which livingbeings can't dwell) without any support due to the glory of Jainism. CHARITRA (ASCETISM) 5 1) SAMAAYIK :- Sam = knowledge, faith and conduct, Aay = gain. 2) A religious activity by which knowledge, faith and conduct are gained is called samaayik. All the sinful yogas (activities) are totally given up in this samaayik. Samaayik of 48 mins. practised by shravakas, paushadhs (living a life similar to ascetic life for a temporary period) practised by shravakas and the ascetism practised by the saints of first and last tirthankars from small diksha till big diksha are called Itvarkathik (temporary) Samaayik Charitra and the ascetism practised by the saints of twentytwo tirthankars from diksha till death is called Yavatkathik (permanent) Samaayik Charitra. CHHEDOPASTHAPNIYA CHARITRA - The type of ascetism in which past ascetic years are cut off and the great vows are newly given is called Chhedopasthapniya Charitra. a) Saints of first and last tirthankars possess this type of ascetism after their bigdiksha. b) When the saints of Lord Parshva give up the shashan with four vows and accept the shashan

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