Spiritual Discipline and Practices in Jainism

Author(s): Bhagchandra Jain
Publisher: Z_Vijyanandsuri_Swargarohan_Shatabdi_Granth_012023.pdf

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There is a code of conduct for those monks who stay with the monks in the upasraya. It is of two types, viz. avasyaki, naisedhiki, aprcchana, pratiprcchana, chandana, icchakara, mithyakara, tathakara, abhyutthana, and upasampads. It is also inevitable for a monk to divide his day and night time into four parts for observing svadhyaya, dhyana, nidra, svadhya during night time and svadhya, dhyana, bhiksacarya and svadhyaya during day time. This is called samacarita.
Margana connotes the search for original nature of soul. It is of 14 types, viz. 1) gati- 4; 2) indriya - 5; 3) kaya 2-trasa and sthavara ; 4) yoga 3- mana, vacana, and kaya: 5) veda 3- stri-purusa-napumsaka; 6) kasaya 4- krodha-mana-maya-lobh; 7) inana 8-mati-sruta-avadhi-manahparyayakevala- kumati-kusruta-kuavadhijna ns. 9) lesya 6-krsna-nila-kapota-pitapadma-sukla: 11) bhavya 2- bhavya and abhavya; 12) samyaktva 5mithyatva, samyakmithyatva, ksayopasama samyaktva, upasama samyaktva and ksayika samyaktva; 13) samjni 2 - sanjni and asanjni ; and 14) ahara 2 - shara and anahara. The Prarupna connotes the search through paryapta and aparyapta visesanas. It is of 20 types, viz. gunasthna 14, javasamasa, paryapta, prana, samjna, marganas and upayoga. Moksa (liberation)
Acarya defined the moksa as "Owing to the absense of the cause of bondage and with the functioning of the dissociation of karmas, the annihilation of all karmas is moksa."127 Puịapada explained it "Moksa is the attainment of an altogether different state of the soul, on the removal of all the impurities of karmic matter and the body, characterized by the inherent qualities of the soul such as knowledge and bliss free from pain and suffering.
immediately after attaining release from all karmas, the soul goes up to the end of the universe. The reasons have been given, as the soul previously impelled, as it is free from ties or attachment, as the bondage has been snapped and as it is of the nature of darting upwards. The examples in this regard have been given, like the potter's wheel, the gourd devoid of mud, the shell of the castor-seed and the flame of the candle respectively. 129
This is the brief survey of the spiritual disciplines and practices as laid down in Jainism for day to day life. Jainism is a religion of religions
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