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 According to the BKS there are prescribed three kinds of Ārādlană (worship), viz. Jtānārādhanā (worship by knowledge), Darsanārādhana (worship by right attitude of mind), and Caritrā. rādhanā (worship by conduct), i. e. sāmāyileādi niraticâratā by the observance of five great vows and five Samitis. Vows -Sīlavrata
It is the vow of virtue, a moral conduct, i. e, five anuvratas non-violence, truth, non-stealing, continence and non-possession.
Guņavrata
It is the vow of secondary importance consisting of digvrata, etc. These with the five aņuvratas and four sikša-padas make twelve duties of the laymen devoted to the Nirgrantha religion (Mūla-guņavratāni). Pausadha
It is the custom of observing festival days (parvadinopavāsanam). There appear to be two kinds of Pausadhas, the first one was observed on the fortnightly days (pakkhiya) by enjoying abundant food and drink, while the second one was observed by giving up jewel, gold, garland, etc., being alone, spreading the bed of darbha grass and observing the fortnightly vow as Brahmacarin, as it is evidenced in the case of Sankha who observed the second one in bis Pausadhaśālā, while his fellow Sramanopās akas performed the first one, having enjoyed abundant food and drink."
Jāgarikā
It is the vow of keeping awake by one's religious thought. Buddhajāgarikā is the wakefulness of the enlightened (kevalin). Abuddhajāgarikā is the wakefulness of the chadmastha (unliberated) houseless monk and Sudakkhujāgarikä is that of a Sramanopāsaka, having right attitude of mind. Those who are Arhats, Lords and bearers of manifest knowledge and intuition upto omniscient, omniseer and enlightened perform Buddhajāgarikā. Those who
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