Book Title: Sramana 2010 04
Author(s): Ashok Kumar Singh, Shreeprakash Pandey
Publisher: Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi

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________________ 82 : Śramana, Vol 61, No. 2 April-June 10 Jaina morality are- restraints (samyam), honesty (prāmāņikatā), application of pure means (Sādhana-śuddhi) and modulation of human relations (mānava sambandho mein sudhāra).??He believes that activity in which there is no restraint, is not a moral activity. So restraint over one's desire is the main basis or Jaina morality. 24 Moreover Ācārya Mahāprajña believes, there is inter-link between the four basic criterias of Jaina morality. He says, unless and until, there will not be restrain over one's own desires, cases of corruption and mal-practices, all such actions which arise: due to dishonesty can't be avoided. So practice of honesty and restraint over one's desires are fully inter-related. Man of honesty and controller of desires can never use the wrong means for achieving one's personal end. If the relations between persons to person are compassionate then no incident of cruelty can occur in the society. He concludes in this way that the restrain oriented life style only can bring about bright future for the individual and the society as a whole.25 In nutshell, it can be concluded that the Ācārya Mahāprajña was a man of philosophy and spirituality simultaneously. This is the main reason behind his novel contribution to the world of Jaina philosophy. Each and every line of novel contribution of Mahāprajña is capable enough to give a new insight for personal cum social transformation. Not even a single field of knowledge escaped from his wisdom, that's why his literature can create quiet a revolutionary environment and can lead towards the path of achieving global peace and peaceful co-existence in the world as a whole. References 1. Mahāprajña, Jaina Darśana aura Anekānta - Adarsh Sahitya Sangha, Churu, 1994, p. 90. 2. Ibid, p. 91 3. Mahāprajña, Jaina Darsana aura Anekānta, , op. cit., p. 92 4. Mahāprajña, Jaina Darśana aura Anekānta, op. cit., p. 94, Jaina Darśana kā Samyak Darsana, Adarsh Sahitya Sangha, Churu, 2004, p. 33

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