Book Title: Tattvartha Sutra
Author(s): Vijay K Jain
Publisher: Vikalp Printers

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________________ अध्याय-९ innumerable-fold efficacy of dissociation. It has been said that even in the presence of right faith, all are not equal on account of differences among them with regard to efficacy of dissociation. If so, all ascetics cannot be called saints - nirgrantha. But it is not so. Though they are different from one another on account of different attributes or virtues, yet they are all saints - nirgrantha - from the intentional standpoint. Different categories of saints are mentioned next. पुलाकबकुशकुशीलनिर्ग्रन्थस्नातका निर्ग्रन्थाः ॥४६॥ [पुलाकबकुशकुशीलनिर्ग्रन्थस्नातका ] पुलाक, बकुश, कुशील, निर्ग्रन्थ और स्नातक - ये पाँच प्रकार के [निर्ग्रन्थाः ] निर्ग्रन्थ मुनि हैं। These five -pulāka, bakuśa, kuśīla, nirgrantha and snātaka - are the saints - nirgrantha. The saint, whose mind is slothful regarding the practice of the secondary vows (tapa and parīşahajaya), and who sometimes is lapse in perfect observance of even the primary vows, is called 'pulāka', on account of his resemblance to the blighted or shrivelled grain. The saint who is without possessions and observes the vows perfectly but cares for the adornment of the body and the implements, surrounded by attendants, and whose mind is spotted by infatuation is called 'bakusa’, the spotted saint. The word 'bakuśa'means spotted or variegated. The 'kuśīla' saints are of two kinds: 1) pratisevanākuśīla and 2) kasāyakuśīla. The saint who is not free from attachments, who observes both primary and secondary vows to perfection but lapses occasionally with regard to the latter is called pratisevanākuśīla. The saint who has controlled all passions except the gleaming ... .................... 401

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