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statues, etc of Jinèsvaras; 2. By (a) building temples for these pratimās (b) or by having old, debihtated temples repaired with nyāyoparjita dravya (money acquired by honest means) 3. By (a) getting the various sütras of the Jalna Āgamas (Sacred Books ) written and having numerous coples prepared, so that they may become useful to various persons, and (b) by having old manus cripts repaired and published, and by giving. help to (4 Sadhur (5) Sadhvis (6) Śrāvakas (7) Srävikäs, and to co-religionists. Prāvacanika Prabhāvika Puruşah (persons who are well-versed in Sacred Knowledge are of the following eight kinds : viz :2. Prävacanika--Persons who are well-versed in the pravacana (Sacred Keowledge) exlating at the time. 2. Kathlka-those who are clever in giving sermous, lecturos, story-telling, etc. 3 Vādi those who are competent in religious discussions. 4. Nalmiikathose who are clever in reading Signs of Omens, 5. Tapasvināḥthose who are practising various austerities. 6. Māntrika-tbose who are clever in religious rites, in Mantra Šāstra ( study of incantations etc. 7. Siddhas those who have accomplished varioun Labdbles (excellence) and vidyās (arts), and 8. Kavi-those who are competent to please learned men and klogs by their poetica! works.
Readers desiroue of a detalled description about Vastha taka Padas should consult works on the individual subjecte of tach pada,
The excellence of the Vita-sthānaka Padas is that by perseverlngly adoring any one of the twerty padas, one is able to be blessed with the meritorious excellent Karma of Tirthankara-gotra Näma Karma. Persons desirous of the wel-fare of their own Soul, should necessarily adors and worship with a devout heart, any one or more padas of this excellent austerity.
The soul of Sramapa Bhagavin Mabāvīra had adored and worshipped all the twenty stbänaka padas, during his previous twenty-fifth bhava as Nandana Muni.
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