Sudha Sagar Hindi English Jaina Dictionary

Author(s): Rameshchandra Jain
Publisher: Gyansagar Vagarth Vimarsh Kendra Byavar

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वकुश - Amongst the other classes of saints, the Vakusa is actuated by a slight sense of attachment, in so far as he is moved by the desire that his picchi (whist of soft feathers from the tail of a peacock) and Kamandalu (the gourd for carrying pure, i.e. sterilized water) should be elegant to behold, so as to inspire the spirit of renunciation in oth
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कुशील - The Kusila observes all the vows and principal rules of conduct, but owing to some special cause he is led to transgress some secondary rules of conduct. Both the Vakusa and the Kusila are regarded as great saints
who are unable to obtain salvation as such, but who may attain to higher heavens on death. According to another set of thinkers the kusilas are those who are immoral and unsteady in their conduct and who bring discredit to the order.
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पुलाक The Pulaka is the saint who is unable to aspire to attain a higher degree of mental purity and whose vows also are not perfectly observed. Nevertheless he may reach the heavens on death.
साधुपने के गुण से रहित व्यक्ति The following kinds of persons are devoid of saintly merit, though they pass themselves off as Sadhus outwardly. पार्श्वस्थ - The Parsvastha is given to earning his living by means of instruments of dharmic observances.
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S.D. 23 संसक्त - The Samsakta practises invo cations, charms, quack remedies and the like;
अवसन्न The Avasanna is devoid of faith and knowledge both, 'hough he observes the outward rules of the order of saints. S.D. 23
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मृगचारित्र - The Mrga Cāritra-who has separated himself from the company of saints, and who brings discredit on the word of the Tirthamkara by his looseness of conduct in the observance of rules.
दो प्रकार के साधन मार्ग - Sadhana (accomplishment of the ideal) is along either - S.D. 23
(i) उत्सर्ग मार्ग - The Utsarga mārga (path) which signifies supremely pure equanimous self-effacement, or (ii) अपवाद मार्ग - The apavāda mārga, indicating a qualified form of dispassion, characterised by the taking of food, possession of sacred books, the feather whisk and the gourd and the acceptance of pupils: of these two, the latter is the cause of the attainment and perfection of the former.
साधु बनने हेतु आवश्यक अर्हतायें - Essential qualities of ascetic.
S.D. 24-25 1. He should have been born in an Aryan country. (It is pointed out in the Labdhis āra that a person born in nonAryan lands may adopt Sannyasa when in an Aryan country.
2. He should belong to one of the three higher varņas (casies)
3. He should not be wanting in a limb, that is, he should have all his limbs intact and whole.
4. He should not be a political offender or absconder.
5. He should not have offended against the customs of his people.