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ENGLISH SECTION
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Acārānga-Bhāṣyam
Preface
The title of the present chapter is 'Pondering over the Nature of the World'. The author of the Curni explains the word 'world' as the world of passions.1 The word 'world' has many meanings. Therefore the meaning proposed by the author of the Cūrṇi is not improper. A critical study of the present chapter easily leads to the interpretation of the 'loka' (world) as 'lobha' (greed). In the first chapter the principle of non-injury to life had been propounded. There the reference to the principle of non-possession was naturally made. The plausibility of the meaning of greed is strengthened by the expression like 'the sense of 'mine'-ness' (mamāyamāṇam)2 and grasping (parigijjha)3 used in the text. In the Sthānanga also, it is said that a person can not find an opportunity to listen to the religious discourses and the like on account of his involvement in violent activity and possessiveness. He achieves such opportunity through his withdrawal of interest in them.1
Acarya Mahāprajña
The author of the Niryukti has explained the word 'vijaya'.5 It will be proper to convert the word 'vijaya' into 'vicaya'. In Prakrit, the word vicaya is easily replaced by vijaya. For instance, the expression 'ājñāvicaya' is found as 'āṇāvijaya" in Prakrit.
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This chapter has six sections. The author of the Niryukti has indicated the subject matter of these Sections thus.'
तुलसी प्रज्ञा अंक 120-121
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