Pristine Jainism

Author(s): S M Jain
Publisher: Parshwanath Vidyapith

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(86) : Pristine Jainism responsible for sensuous feelings of good or bad smells e.g. of good smell from aromatic oils, essences, flowers etc and similarly of foul, repulsive smell from filth, squalor, excreta, dead bodies etc. The fourth is sense of hearing (karaṇa indriya) through which a person is enticed to hear sweet, melodious songs and is distracted from harsh, bad sounds. Lastly through the sense of sight one feels pleasure or pain in good or bad sights e.g. indulgence in watching dances is for sensuous pleasure and repulsion from bad scenes. Most wrongs are committed because of indulgence in various sensuous pleasures. For example indulgence in excessive, unsafe sex under temptation of sparśana indriya is the cause of several troubles and diseases. Intake of sumptuous harmful food under impulse of rasana indriya is the cause of digestive diseases. A dear is enticed by melodious songs and is caught and killed. There are numerous examples of trouble and pain because of temptations of the above sensory organs. The various practices and vows enable the person to gradually overcome sensuous indulgence to rational use of these five sense organs (indriyas). Dasalakṣaṇa Dharma (Ten facets of Religion):
37T9R: ht:' i.e. practising or adopting good conduct is the foremost religious activity. A religious person manifests following ten attributes or facets: उत्तमः क्षमामार्दवार्जवशौचसत्यसंयमतपस्तागाकिञ्चन्यबह्मचर्याणि धर्मः ।।
Tattvärtha Sūtra IX. 6 1. Kșamā (Forgiveness): The more the person is capable of forgiving
wrongs of others the more is his control over emotions of anger (Krodha Kaşāya). Mārdava (Without Pride): It indicates control on emotions of pride (Māna Kaşāya). Ardava (Without Hypocrisy): The more a person manifests 'Ardava' attribute the more is his control on emotion of hypocrisy (Māyā Kaşāya).