Samaysara

Author(s): Kundkundacharya, Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp

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Foreword
Spiritual Knowledge was derived first from Kshatriya -
यथेयं न प्राक्त्वत्तः पुरा विद्या ब्राह्मणान् गच्छति। तस्मात्तु सर्वेषु लोकेषु क्षत्रस्यैव प्रशासनमभूत्॥2
- (Chandogyopanishad, 5/3/7)
“As (to what) you have said to me, Gautama (Brahmana), this knowledge did not go to any Brahmana before you, and therefore this teaching belonged in all the worlds to the Kshatriya class alone.”
In a living organism the soul can be conceived as the nucleus circumscribed by the limits of the gross physical body. It is to be liberated and enlightened. Kundakundacharya's advice – remain a spectator, an observer, a witness to all that is happening in the physical world but do not become an actor, a doer, because the drama is being played by the aliens and you being a spectator have right knowledge, right faith and right conduct constituting the right path to final emancipation and liberation of soul. The trio is known as “The Three Jewels”. Samayasāra is the ultimate conscious reality. The enlightened soul has infinite glory. It has the innate ability to demolish the power of karmas, both auspicious (punya) as well as inauspicious (pāpa), which constitute the cycle of births and deaths, and are an obstacle in the path of liberation of the soul.
You have translated in English the great classical Jain text Samayasāra composed by His Holiness Kundakundacharyaji. Your successful accomplishment of this job would play a vital role in evolving spiritual and moral values in the Jain society especially among the English knowing people. I highly appreciate your job and convey my auspicious blessings to you.
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