Samayasara

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

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Chapter - 1
Sumayasāru of the pure self as viewed by the niscaya naya. For an ascetic it is necessary to understand and appreciate the importance of the role of each of the three jewels in the development of spiritual purity in accordance with vyavahāra naya. In actual life the most prominent factor is the purification of the conduct by means of samyamagreat vows-and tapa (austerities). Few other philosophies give ethics its due as the Jains do. Thus a life-long pursuit of three jewels characterize true ascetic. However, an ascetic must always believe that three jewels are identical with the self. A judicious combination of both nayas is prescribed by Acārya Kundakunda in this verse.
Correct Sequence of the Three Jewels जह णाम को वि पुरिसो रायाणं जाणिदूण सद्दहदि।
तो तं अणुचरदि पणो अत्थत्थीओ पयत्तेण॥१७॥ jaha ņāma ko vi puriso rāyāņam jāņidūņa saddahadi. to tam anucarādi puņo atthatthio payatteņa.. 17
एवं हि जीवराया णादव्वो तह य सद्दहेदव्वो। अणुचरिदव्वो य पुणो सो चेव द मोक्खकामेण॥१८॥ evam hi jīvarāyā nādavvo taha ya saddahedavvo. anucaridavvo ya puņo so ceva du mokkhakāmeņa.. 18
(Jaha ņāma) Just as (ko vi) someone (atthatthio puriso) who desires monetary benefits (rāyāņam jānidūņa) first identifies the king [by means of his crown and other royal regalia) then (saddhadi) puts his faith (in the generosity of the king) (puno to) and then finally (tam payutteņa) serves him (alone) faithfully (and thus fulfills his desire). (Evam hi) Similarly, (mokkhakāmena) one who desires emancipation (self-realization). (jīvarāyā ņādavvo) must first identify the sovereign soul (tahaya) and then (saddahe davvo) put full faith (in the soul's glory), (puno ya) and then again (so ceva du anucaridavvo) worship him devoutly (to fulfill his desire). Annotations :
In these verses Ācārya Kundakunda has used a simple analogy to illustrate the proper sequence of the steps on the path of selfrealization. To start with, a person must have an objective-a purpose and a strong desire to achieve it. In this case a person has monetary benefit as his objective and he makes a plan to achieve it. From