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Praśamarati
APPENDIX VI
(Referred to in Verse Nos. 228-229)
Five-fold Classification of Right Conduct 1. Sāmāyika - This refers to the vows taken against all sinning at the time of initiation of a Sādhu. Further, Sama means the absence of desires and aversions. Aya means gain. Thus that which leads to the gain of Samatā (equipoise and contentment) is known as Sāmāyika. At the time of the first and last Tirthankara, the original period of being a Sādhu is cut when a second initiation is done and this latter determines the hierarchical place of the Sädhu. In the period of rest of the twentytwo Tīrthankaras, the hierarchy starts from the first initiation into Sāmāyika. 2. Chedopasthānīya - In this there are two words: Cheda - the termination of the first Sāmāyika and Upasthāniya - the start of the second one. This is explained in 1) above. 3. Parihāraviśuddhi - Certain types of penances and austerities are calld Parihāra. The Right Conduct of a Sādhu who has done this Tapas is known as the above type of Căritra. 4. Sūkṣmasamparāya - Samparāya means greed. When it is present in very very infinitesimal quantity it is known as Sūkşma. This happens for a very small time as the tenth Gunasthāna. This is that Cāritra. 5. Yathākhyāta - This is the best. It is as said and practised by Tīrthankaras themselves. Here there is a complete absence of all the four great passions. This is possible only at the eleventh, twelfth, thirteenth and fourteenth Guņasthāna (Explanation : As the Ātman evolves towads Final Liberation it goes through various stages - fourteen in all - called Gunasthāna. The tenth, eleventh and twelfth are less than fortyeight minutes
