Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 1

Author(s): Hemchandracharya, Helen M Johnson
Publisher: Oriental Research Institute Vadodra

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82 twelfth sthānaka is the observance without sin of the chief guņas of non-injury, etc., and the subsidiary ones of carefulness, etc. The thirteenth sthānaka is the making of
They are given in Uttar. 26. 2-7. Anuyog. 118. Pravac. 760-67. Sth. 249, p. 500. As always, there are some variations, but in general they agree. I give the list as taken from the Sth. by Hoernle, Uv. n. 121, with additions and corrections.
1. Iccbā, acting voluntarily'; i.e., if any one wishes another to do anything for him, he is not to put any pressure on him ; it may only be accepted, if done voluntarily; this especially applies to a Sadhu wishing help from an inferior.
2. Micchã (mithyā), declaring an act to be false'; i.e., if a Sadhu be betrayed into doing any act inconsistent with his profession, he is to own it in his heart to be false or wrong; i.e., he is to express repentance (paścāttāpakāra).
3. Tahakkāra (tathākara), 'expressing acquiescence' or 'acceptance'; e.g., if a guru be asked any question, his reply is to be accepted as true and correct. (This also applies further to his sermons, etc.)
4. Avassitā (āvaśyaki), acting unavoidably'; e.g., if a Sadhu, who should never unnecessarily come out of his shelter (upāśraya), finds it necessary to leave it, he should, on coming out, say, “ It is necessary."
5. Nisīhitā (naisedhiki), warding off other business'; i.e., avoidance of anything that would interrupt his concentration. When he goes to the temple, he says ' nisihi' three times; when he leaves he says 'avasihi'; when he returns to his shelter, he again says
nisīhi. Avasihi' is the reverse of 'nisīhi,'; he is to engage in any necessary work while outside. He says the words three times with reference to mind, speech, and body.
6. Apucchaņā (āppcchanā), consulting' or 'conferring'; i.e., if there is any work to be done, one should consult with those who have a right to be asked ; e.g., on going to a Jain temple, the guru should be asked.
7. Padipucchā (pratipịcchā), 'giving notice'; i.e., even in the case of a previously given general permission or of a previous consultation, when the actual moment of action arrives, notice of doing it should again be given. (To this should be added that if permission was refused when he first asked, he must ask again, if the business is very urgent.) The Uttar. gives quite a different explanation. In the text itself, padipucchaņa is explained as parakarane, in distinction