Book Title: Universal Values of Prakrit Texts
Author(s): Prem Suman Jain
Publisher: Bahubali Prakrit Vidyapeeth and Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan

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________________ Wealth, grain, farm, House, Gold, Silver, House hold items, Servants, Animals-even these are to be limited. If we go on accumulating them we succumb to passions, greed, selfishness, ego and cruelty. One has to take vow to limit the accumulation of above mentioned things. For the development of Aparigraha in society one should have the inclination towards tolerance and Samanvaya. Non-Violence and nonpossession are inter connected with each other. When one becomes violent and egoist, one feels like accumulating things and when one accumulates the things, it leads to develop violence. This is how the vicious circle goes on. Internal Parigraha: The seeds of parigraha are vilonece, lies, stealing, convetousness, attachment, jealousy, mauceha parigra ho vutau – Unawareness is Parigraha 10 Iccha parigraha Desire is Parigraha, Greed is Parigraha, Attachment is Parigraha, Sensuousness is Parigraha, Ownership of other things is Parigraha. The result of Parigraha is a commitment of sins and it develops worldly cycle, it results in violence, it is the origin of anger, attachment, greed. Natthi ariso paso padibandho atthi savvajeevanam savvaloe 111 Jineswar has said, "there is no other greater bondage than parigraha in the whole world”. The internal and external parigraha are discussed in gathas 143-144 of Samana-Suttam. Gatha No.145 narrates the person who is free from possessiveness. Savvaganthavimukko, subhuo pasnatacitto a Jam pavai muttisuham,na cakkavatti vi tam lahai. 12 - 142 - Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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