Samayasara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, Jethalal S Zaveri
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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Samayasara
Chapter - 1 encumbrances and limitations, the pure self always shines in its full glory. In the above verses the soul in its purest state is described.
This, however does not mean that other aspects which are dealt by vyavahāra naya are unreal. In the methodology of nayavāda, they are merely put aside while our attention is concentrated on the aspect with which the self may be identified at the moment, that is niscaya naya.
The purest state of the soul is not merely a matter of theoretical interest-an ideal-but a reality already realized by not just a few but innumerable souls. Apprehension and understanding of the ultimate pure nature of the self is an efficient tool in the hands of the aspirants whose objective is to realize that state. Jain philosophy is the right path leading to it. Hence, he, who has grasped the significance of the suddha niścuya naya has realized the purport of the philosophy.
Self is Identical with Three Jewels दसणणाणचरित्ताणि सेविदव्वाणि साहुणा णिच्चं। ताणि पुण जाण तिणि वि अप्पाणं चेव णिच्छयदो॥१६॥ damsaņaņāņacarittāņi sevidavvāņi sāhuņā ņiccam. tūni puņa jāņa tinni vi appānam ceva nicchayado.. 16
(sevidavvāni sähuņā ņiccham) It is incumbent upon every ascetic to constantly always dedicate himself (exclusively) in the devotion of (damsuna-nāņā-cārittāni) (right) faith, knowledge, and conduct; (puna ca) at the same time (tūņi tiņņi vi) this holy trinity must be recognized to be identical with the self (nicchayado) from the niscaya (ultimate) point of view. Annotations :
In this verse, Ācārya Kundakunda enjoins every ascetic to arduously follow the path of self-realization. This path consists of the three jewels (ratna-trayī)-right faith, right knowledge and right conduct.
An ascetic is one who has abandoned all his worldly relations as well as material possessions in favour of pursuing the path of spiritual advancement and his objective is self-realization. To achieve this objective, it is not enough to know the ultimate nature
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