Sramana 2016 01

Author(s): Shreeprakash Pandey, Rahulkumar Singh, Omprakash Singh
Publisher: Parshvanath Vidhyashram Varanasi

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80 : Śramaņa, Vol 67, No. 1, January-March 2016 kāluşyamaratimapi hitvā/ sattvotsāhamudīrya ca manaḥ prasādhyam śrutairamệtaiḥ// Means banishing grief, fear, anguish, attachment, wickedness and hatred, and bringing into manifestations of energy and enthusiasm, one should extinguish the fire of passions with the enactor of the word of scripture. Types of Sallekhanā
After describing seventeen verities of death, śivārya abridges it to five types as follows: paņdidapaņdidamaraṇam paņdidayam bālampandidam ceva bālamaranam cauttham pañcamayam bālābālam cal? Out of these the first three are praśasta and rest are aprašasta. The Ācāranga also describes another three types of sallekhanā which are-bhaktapratyākhyāna, ingini maraņa and pādapopagamana. These three are described under paņdita-maraņa in Bhagavati Ārādhanā. Circumstances and Procedure for adopting Sallekhanā Sallekhanā is to be practiced under two circumstances- in cases of emergencies and at the end of regular religious practices. First, a Jaina is advised to cast off his body by fasting unto death, in cases of emergencies i.e. when it is not possible for him to lead a pious life and perform his duties, for example, during the time of terrible famine foreign domination, spiritual calamity etc. a person falling the victim of some incurable disease or becoming too old to perform his regular duties is also advised to perform the vow. Among who falls ill and is incapable of performing his vows and leading a disciplined life may also take resort to sallekhanā in all cases. However, a person willing to perform sallekhanā must take the permission of his teacher. The teacher is also advised to give him permission for this practice only after examining his capacity to do so. Secondly, sallekhanā is to be perform as the last phase of a regular religious career. Both the householders and the monks may perform this vow. A householder is advised to perform eleven pratimās. At the last stage of this vow of pratimās, he practically leads and ascetic life. At the end of this period, he is to give up food and drink and wait for death. A Jaina monk is required to prepare