Book Title: Tattvartha Sutra
Author(s): Sukhlal Sanghavi, K K Dixit
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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________________ 242 levelling false charges against the omniscient; e.g. not admitting the possibility of omniscience and asking 'If he was really omniscient then why did he not preach easy pathways to mokṣa rather than such difficult ones as are impossible of pursuance ?' TATTVĀRTHA SUTRA (2) Speaking ill of the scripture means a jealous intellect levelling false charges against the scripture-e.g. saying that this scripture is useless because it is composed in Prakrit which is a language of the illiterate-alternatively, because it is composed in a complication-ridden language of the pedant-or that it contains a futile and bothersome description of the various vows, regulations, expiations etc. (3) Speaking ill of the religious order means levelling false charges against the religious order composed of four divisionsviz. monks, nuns, laymen, laywomen-e.g. saying that these monks unnecessarily take the trouble of observing vows, regulations etc., since monkhood is in fact an impossibility nor is it conducive to a wholesome result, or saying about the laymen that they undertake no cultured performances like bath, donation etc. nor do they lead a life of purity. (4) Speaking ill of the religion means levelling false charges against the great religious acts like non-violence etc. or saying that a religious act is not open to perception while what is not open is perception cannot possibly exist, or saying that nonviolence has led to the downfall of the entire human race or that of a particular nation. (5) Speaking ill of the deities means denigrating theme.g. saying that the deities do not exist at all or that even if they exist they are of no use for when they are allegedly so powerful there is no reason why they should not help us or why they should not remove the misery of their earthly relatives. 14. The Nature of the Causes-of-bondage Obtaining in the Case of the Caritramohaṇīya karma : (1) To produce a kaṣāya in oneself or in others and to undertake unworthwhile acts under the influence of a kaṣāya— Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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