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He comments on this sentence as follows:
The word loga is derived from luj, to destroy. Body, a collection of atoms, is destroyed at each and every moment. And one, who discerns his body, acquires clear insight. Such a person is, indeed, a hero and, therefore, the praiseworthy one",
The full Ayara passage may be quoted as follows:
श्रायतचक्खू लोग विपस्सी लोगस्स हेभागं जाणति, उड्ढं भागं जाणति, तिरियं भागं जाणति, गढिए अणुपरियमाणे संधि विदित्ता इह मच्चिएहि, एस बोरे पसंसिते जे बद्ध
पडिमोए 1
It may be noted that in the place of and we have varient readings लोक० and ग्रहो०.
In can be said that it does not matter if we have not exact word to word correspondance for Vipashyana in Jain Ardhamagadhi canon. Conceptual correspondance also has the equal value. It has been pointed out, for example, that there is a verse in the Uttarajjhayana which says.
A meditator monk who
desires good concentration Needs less food,
but appropriate food, Needs the guidance of
an experienced, wise person needs a suitable
And
पंचम खण्ड / ३१२
and secluded place.
-And, it may be noted that, all these three are readily available in a Vipashyana camp.
In this manner, we can put forth the verbal and conceptual similarities which lead us to the common origin of Preksha and Vipashyana. Semantically also there is not difference. Preksha (as it is popularly spelt) can be said to be an abbreviation of Sanskrit word sampreksa (sam-pra-1ks), where as Vipashyana (as populary spelt) is originally Pali vipassana (vi passa).
391, Narayan Path
4. Avaranga I. ii. 5. 4.
5.
XXXII. 4.
1. See Muni Shri Vinod Chandraji's article, Jain Mumukshus and Vipassana', reprinted in Vipassana Journal, pp. 125-128.
2.
"A Journey into the past with Vipassana', ibid, p. 121.
3. Goenkaji's public discourse, published in Vipassana (Monthly),
year 13, issue 12, p. 2.
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