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Positive contents of Jainism
2/69: Savvam naccā ahidvae, dhammatthi uvahāņavirie, guttejuttesadājae Āyapare paramāyathahiye.
11/23 : Bujjhamānāna pānānam, kaccantāna sakammunā; ādhāti sāhutaṁ divas, patihesa pavuccati.
12/12: Te cakkhu logam sihanāyagātu, mggā'nu bhāsanti hitam payānam.
13/19 : Sayaṁ sa meccā aduvā vi soccā, bhāsejjaṁ dhammañ hitadas payanam.
14/5: Samitisu guttisu ya āyapanne viyagaren te ya pudhovаdejjā.
Thus, the above one couplet no. 91/103 is more than sufficient to wide open the gates of social service for monks as well as householders. Bhagavati 5/6 (19) says that these monks generally attain salvation within 2 or 3 lives. Gita also follows this pattern and its Karmayogi works for loka-sangraha, i.e., special service.
The other varieties of social services can be treated as covered by the above thesis because preaching is as good as performing ( doing by speach or approval ). However special mention has been made of the following varieties in Agama texts.
(i) Enjoining amonk to serve the sick, "Imam ca dhammamādāya käsavena paveiyaṁ kujjābhikkhū gilānassa agilāye samāhiye". 35
Daśāśruta ( 28-29 ) goes a step further and says that one who does not serve the sick incurs the bondage of intense Mohaniya karma.
(ii) Supportingeach other in remaining stead fast to the religious path.36 (iii) Mutual help and service in needy moments amongst monks.37
(iv) Samavāyānga 91, says that there are 91 types of services but unfortunately except this total, the details have been lost to us, list must have been quite exhaustive.
(v) Cremation and rites are permissible of fellow religious beings. 38
(vi) Thānanga 500, allows consumption of extra food so as to remain fit for service.
(vii) Thānanga 649, clause VIII prescribes that if conflicts have arisen between fellow religious followers, then one should make efforts, attempts and exertions for putting an end to fights disputes and arguments and for establishing amity in an impartial neutral and judicious manner without taking sides. In doing this a monk incurrs no wrong rather abides by his duty. Charity to the deserving has been recommended and Jaina canons are full of precedents when gods in
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