________________
1.
1.10 imassa ceva siviyassa, parivamdana-mānanna-puyanae, jāi-marana
moyaņãe, dukkhapadighāyaheum.
Longing for survival, praise, reverence and adoration; life and death; emancipation, and elimination of physical and mental suffering. Bhāsyam Sutra 10
The following cause of transmigration are enumerated in the sūtra 10: Longing for survival—There are multitude of longings in a living being. Among these, the longing to live is the strongest and foremost. This truth has been demonstrated in the following words coming out of the deepest experience of the seer. "All beings love life...... They are attached to this mortal coil. They want to hang on to life" 34 Life is dear to all brings": 39 The person longing for life stores up things to perpetuate cruel acts of violence. Thus the longing for life turns into a spring of karma."" This is the whirphool of suffering. 41 Praise-The word 'honour' (parivandana) has been explained as
praise' by the commentator. 42 People indulge in violent actions to earn praise. Here it seems that the original text has got vitiated. It should read Jiviyassa paribamhana". In the Cūrni we get corroboration of this reading. According to the book of Ayurveda, the nourishment should help the growth of life. The word brmhaniya as used here in the context of present sūtra, the meaning will be people indulge in violent activities for strengthening the life. The error of the scribe may be responsible for writing 'da' in place of 'ha'. This has resulted in changing of the whole meaning. The Cūrņi, however, accepts the reading paribamdana. Reverence (mananam)-This word is to be explained in two different ways. First, a person engages in violent actions in order to honour another persons. Secondly, a person, when not honoured, indulges in violent action such as punishing the person who failed to honour him. For instance, when a powerful tyrant does not get proper honour and reverence from his subjects, he indulges in imprisoning and killing them and confiscating their possessions. Adoration (pūjanam)—Even as acts of violence are done for offering respect, exactly so harmful acts can be prepetrated in order to adore others. The show of respect is done by standing up in order to welcome, while the worship is performed by putting mark of sandal or saffron on the forehead of the person to be adorned.
3.
ICH THIC
-, 2002
-
87
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
