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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS
verses 151 to 160. The third Bhogopabhoga Parimána is defined here. Bhoga means enjoyment of an object which can only be used once, such as food, and drink, fruits and flowers. Upabhoga means enjoyment of an object which can be used several times, such as furniture, dresses, ornaments, buildings.
True knowledge, and continued practice will bring about grad. uated renunciation, and hence it is that a limitation to the use of objects necessary for a healthy growth is inculcated. Graduated renunciation, with increasing enlightenment, will lead to total renunciation, and perfect conduct, the path of Liberation. एकमपि प्रजिघांसुः निहन्त्यनन्तान्यतस्ततोऽवश्यम् । करणीयमशेषाणां परिहरणमनन्तकायानाम् ॥१६२॥
162. The use of all Anant-Káya vegetables must be given up, because in destroying one, infinite (one-sensed living beings) are killed.
Commentary. Anant-Káya vegetable is that which infinite Jivas adopt as their one and common body. Vegetables are either. Pratyeka, or AnantaKaya or Sádhárana. In Prateyka vegetable only one Jiva pervades throughout the body; whereas in Ananta Káya infinite Jivas adopt the vegetable as their one and common body; and it is therefore called Sádhárana also. There are many distinctive characteristics of Sádhárana vegetables; for which see Gommatsára Jiya Kanda Pages, 56, 116, 117, 118, of Volume V of the Sacred Books of the
Jainas series. Most of the vegetables which fructify under ground belong to the Sádhárana class such as potatoe, ginger, radish. नवनीतं च त्याज्यं योनिस्थानं प्रभूतजीवानाम् । यद्वापि पिण्डशुद्धौ विरुद्धमभिधीयते किञ्चित् ॥ १६३॥
163. Butter is the birth place of numerous Jivas. It should also be renounced. Even when its substance is pure, it has been declared to be prohibited.
Commentary. Fresh butter if not at once melted on fire and strained away, becomes the place for generation of innumerable Jivas. This is
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