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 SÜTRA
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Pulāku nāma. Similarly the Bakušas are divided into five classes, viz. Ābhoga, Anābhoga, Sarsvrta (self-disciplined), Asarıvrta (nonself-disciplined) and Yathāsūksma; the Kuśīlas into two, viz. Pratisevanā-Kusila (a monk who violates the minor rules of conduct under the influence of his senses) and Kašāya-Kušila (a monk who is sometimes swayed by subtle passion) and the Nirgranthas into five, viz. Prathamasamaya-Nirgrantha, A prathamasamaya-Nirgrantha, Carima-samaya.Nirgrantha, Acarima samaya. Nirgrantha and Yathāsülcsma-Nirorantha. As already stated a Nirgrantha is a monk who is sure to attain omniscience in immediate future. This time interval is about 48 minutes in the maximum. In the first instant of this period the monk is known as Prathamasamaya Nirgrantha. Such monks during the rest of interval belong to the second category. Similarly the monks during the last instant belong the third category and the remaining to the fourth. The fifth category is comprised by such monks in general. The Snātakas also are classified into five groups, which are rather five different aspects of the person who has attained Arhatship viz. Acchavika (who is free from all injurious physical activities-avayathaka), Ašavala (spotless, i. e. absolutely pure), Alarmársa (free from ghātikarmas), Sarsuddha-jhāna. darśanudhara-Arhat-Jina-levalin (who is the bearer of complete pure knowledge and intuition) and Aparisrāvin (free from all karmic influx-abandhaka).
Classification of Samyatas (self-controlled monks)
Like the Pulākas, the Sanyatas (self-controlled) are classified into five groups, viz. Sāmāyiku-Samyata, ChedopasthāpanikaSanyata, Parihāra-viếuddhika-Samyata, Sūksma-sāmparāyika-Sanyata and Yathākhyāta-Sanyata.1
The BhS explains the respective positions of these classes of Samyata, thus that the monk who observes best CaturvämaDharma (four-fold religion) by mental, vocal and physical activities in the undertaking of Sāmāyika-Sanyama (primary
1 BKS, 25, 6, 786.