Sannyasa Dharma

Author(s): Champat Rai Jain
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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SANNYASA DABNÁ
Sankuchita, (23) Drişti, (24) Adrişta, (25) Bármös chana, (26) Alabdha, (27) Analabdha, (28) Chandana Chulikā, (29) Uttara Chulikā, (30) Muka, (31) Dur. dara, and (32) Chuchulata.
Pulling OUT THE HAIR. -- If the saint did not pull out his own hair himself with his bands he would have to depend on the goodwill of somebody else to shave his head. But he aspires to be selfsuflicient, as far as possible. He is not allowed to beg for favours, The hair must be pulled out in five handfuls with both hands. This is recommended to be done every second or third month ; in any case, once in sixth month. It might seem at first sight that the process of pulling out the hair would be one full of pain and unnecessary affliction, but then we lose sight of the immense training that has practically deadened all external feelings in the aspirant after moksha, in the stage of sannyūsa. The sūdhu is imper. vious to pain, and is so much filled with the inner joy of freedom and life that there is no room left in his heart to be disturbed by a half-deadened sensation of pain implied in the pulling out of his hair. It is well known that the effect of an auto-suggestion, and even of a hetero-suggestion, may be to inhibit a painful sensation, c.9., of child-birth or the amputation of a limb. If the saint did not pull out his hair, he would be under the necessity to get it cut and shampooed, to prevent lice and other smaller kinds of insects from infesting and breeding in it. But this will be clearly opposed to his mode of life, and will further