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while to give charity to the poor who does not have good conduct is vicious. So no poor or helpless should be helped by giving charity, if he is not restrained. Jayācārya, a representative of Terāpantha has advocated this view in the Dānādhikarana of Bhrahmviddhvarsanam' and Jawaharlaljee, a representative of Sthānakavāsi has refuted all that has been presented by Jayācārya in against Anukampädäna in Saddharma- mandanam. For example while analyzing the adoption of religious vow by Gāthāpati by Ananda they have supported their own views in their ways which may be seen in the following lines:
'As Jayācārya has interpreted this statement (statement given by Gāthāpati Ananda), Ananda has refused to give any charity to poor and needy, because he has mentioned only Nirgranthas in his statement. But Jawaharlaljee in Saddharmamandanam, while refuting Jayācārya's view says that Ananda has refused only to give charity to those who does not follow the religion
established by the omniscient and also who is not wise. He has not denied to give charity to poor and the sufferers.'
According to Terāpantha the charity should begiven only to munisor saints who are treated as restraint. But Sthānakavāsī is of opinion that charity should be given to all helpless, poor and weak. This has been supported also by common people.
However, this religious exclusion found not only in Jainism but in all religions, and it damages both social equality and social unity.
Thus it may be concluded that though social equality and religious exclusion seem externally two separates things, they are internally related with each other because both are the parts of society. In Jainism social equality is maintained by making marital relations and attending social and religious conferences equally. But internally each sect of Jainism feels itself superior to others. This feeling of superiority undoubtedly affects the social equality,
References: 1. brāhmanoasya mukhamāsidbāhū rājanyaḥ
kịtah.
ūrū tadasya yadvaisyah padyām sūdro ajāyata.
Rgveda, 10/90/12 2. Cāturvanyam mayā srstam gunakarma
vibhāgasah, Srimadbhagavadagitä, 4/13 3. kammuna bambhano hoi, kammuņā hoi
khattiyo vaisso kammuņā hoi suddo hoi kammuņā ||
Uttarādhyayanasūtra, 25/33 4. na jaccā vasalo hoti, na jacchā hoti brāhamnol
kammanā vasalo hoti, kammană hoti brāhamanall Khuddakanikāya, vol. 1,290,v-vi
5. savve pānā, save bhūyā, save jīvā savve sattā,
na hantavvā, na ajjāveyavvä, na paridhittavvā, na pariyāveyavvā, na uddveyavvā, esa
dhamme suddhe... Ācārāngasūtra, 1/4/1 6. anantadharmātmakamvastu, Șadadarśana
smuccaya, 55 7. Bhrama Vidhvansanam, Dānädhikarana,
Jayācārya, Bola 1, pp. 52-53, published by
Ishwarcand Chopra, Calcutta, 1923 8. Saddharmamandanam, Bol 1, p. 94,
Jawaharalalajee, Published by Shri Akhil Bhartiya Sadhumargi Jain Sangh, Bikaner, 1966
