Book Title: Pearls of Jaina Wisdom
Author(s): Dulichand Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

View full book text
Previous | Next

Page 350
________________ 312 Pearls of Jaina Wisdom Asrava Asteya Ātma-Jñāna Atman 7 “tmã Avadhi-Jõāna : i : : Avirati Aviveka Bahirātmā Bandha Bhagavāna Bhāvanā Brahmacarya influx of karmic particles into the body of the individual soul which is the cause of human bondage. non-stealing. knowledge of the self. soul; self. clairvoyance; intuitive knowledge that occurs without the aid of sense-organs. non-restraint. lack of discretion. external soul. karmic bondage. venerable; an epithet of the perfected souls. contemplation; reflection ( twelve kinds ). celibacy; dwelling in the self; abstention from incontinence. self; the ultimate reality. a member of the priestly caste. an universal monarch. conduct. charity; alms giving. compassion; benevolence. faith; intuition; perception. celestial being a term used in various senses such as essential qualities of the thing, law, duty, morality, etc. Here it is used in the sense of ahimsa ( non-violence ), saṁyama ( restraint ) and tapa ( austerity ). Also used for righteousness. It has ten forms. meditation; contemplation. It is of four kinds - mournful ( Ārta): contemplations of objects and associations which cause grief and suffering; wrathful ( Raudra ) : Brahman Brāhmaṇa Cakravarti Caritra Dāna Dayā Darsana Deva : Dharma Dhyāna Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

Loading...

Page Navigation
1 ... 348 349 350 351 352 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364 365 366 367 368