Book Title: Studies in the Bhagavati Sutra
Author(s): J C Sikdar
Publisher: Research Institute of Prakrit Jainology & Ahimsa Mujjaffarpur
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STUDIES IN THE BHAGAWATI SūTRA
Ch. VII
desisting from the not-self-control, i.e. sinful acts (viņivattaņayā
=vinivarttanatā), indifference to comfortable and discomfortable beds in a lonely place, use of bel and seat free from woman, worm, etc. (vivittasayaņāsaņasevanayā), control of all senses (soirdiya-jāra phāsimdiya-samvara), vows of renunciation of activities (i.e. harmful and voilent activities, yogapaccakkhāna), renunciation of body (sarirapaccakkhānı), that of passion (i.e. anger upto greed) (kasāya-paccalckhānı), that of sensual enjoyment (sambhoga paccakkhāna), that of articles (uvahi paccakkhāna) and that of food (bhattapaccakkhāna), pardon (khamā), detachment (virājayā), (i.e. absence of love and hatred), truth in thought (bhāvasacca) and truth in activities (jogasacca), i.e. truth in mental, vocal and physical activities, truth in doing (karanasacca) the act of complete control of mind, speech and body (manasamanņāhuruņıyā upto lcāyasamnnāharaṇayā), cornplete renunciation of anger, pride, deceitfulness, greed and other eighteen kinds of sinful deeds upto wrong attitude of mind (kohavivega-jāva-micchādamsanasallavivega', attainment of knowledge (ņānasam pannayā), that of self-awareness or intuition (daņsanasampannayā) and that of conduct (carittasampannayā), forbearance of pain (vedanı-ahiyā. sanayā) (i.e. pain of hunger, etc., twenty-two parisahas) and that of the last part of death (māraṇamțiya-ahiyās anayā)-all these ultimately lead to perfection (i.e. liberation).
There are two aspects of this Sramana-Nirgrantha Dharma, viz. Āgāra-Dharma or Srāvaka-Dhurma and Anāyāra. Dharma (religion of the house-holders and that of the houseless monks) which are based on the conditions of the individuals.
Accordingly there are two broad divisions of the followers of this religion, viz. Srāvakas and Sramaņas (lay worshipers and ascetics) who are classified into four varnas on the basis of sex, namely, Srāvakas and Srāvikā8 (the male and female lay worshippers) and Sramanas and Sramanīs (the monks and nuns).'
The Bhs throws important light upon Anāgāra-Dharma (monasticism), causes of renunciation of the world by individual
Bhs., 17, 3, 601,
: Ib, 16, 6, 580.
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