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Rishibhashit : A Study
Varun says that only he can arrive at right conclusion who is uneffected by attachment and aversion.312
As regards Vaishraman's preachings, he initially states simple preachings about containment of lust and not indulging in evil deeds. With this he conveys the importance of Ahimsa and directs towards observing Ahimsa by presenting the ideal of equality of all life with the self.313 This chapter contains examples like serpents of Agandhan variety314, pot of oi 315, and comparison of good and evil Karma with gold and iron shackles.316 These examples have further evolved in Uttaradhyayan, Dashvaikalik, Avashyak-churni, Kalpa-Sutra commentary, and Samayasar of Kundkund.
It is clearly evident that there is no facet of Jain religion and philosophy that does not have its basic root available in Rishibhashit. In fact, the need of the day is that a detailed, and comparative study of the personalities of Rishibhashit and their preachings is seriously undertaken. A valuable achievement of such a study would be that the proximity of various religious traditions in India will be revealed as also the sources of thoughts and ideas that have been absorbed by the Jain tradition.
RISHIBHASHIT NIRYUKTI AND RISHI MANDAL
It also seems necessary to discuss here about Rishibhashit Niryukti and Rishi Mandal, In the Niryukti works of Acharya Bhadrabahu, Rishibhashit has been mentioned in. Avashyak-Niryukti and SutrakritangNiryukti. In Avashyak-Niryukti, promising to write a Niryukti on Rishibhashit, he writes the following verse.
आवस्सगस्स दसकालिअस्स तह उत्तरज्झमायारे । सूयगडे निज्जुति वुच्छामि तहा दसाणं च ।। कप्पस य निज्जुति, ववहारस्सेव परमणिउणस्स । सूरिअपण्णत्तीए, वुच्छं इसिसिपाणं च ।।
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After this, in the Sutrakritang Niryukti, explaining the importance and style of Rishibhashit he says :
तह वि य कोई अत्थो उप्पज्जइ तम्मि समयम्मि । पुब्वभणियो अणुमो य होइ इसिभासिएसु जहा ।।
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