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Mūlācāra is preached by Lord Mahaveera. Vattakera commences the text with the particular word Müla,
Mulagunesu visuddhe vanditta savvasamjade sirasa |
Ihapara-loyahidatte mulagune kittaissami || - Mūlācāra -1. ||| I bowdown to all the saints who are pure by observing basic-qualities (mūlaguņas) and I will describe the same mūlaguņas. Meaning: Author Vattakera says as for the purpose of getting benefit in this and other world as well, I will describe the mūlaguņas and I bow down to all ascetic who become pure and in this and other world by practising the mūlaguņas.
This canon of Digamabaras is a very important scripture, it gives the true picture of sermons delivered by different Tirthankaras and it can be seen in seventh Șadāvasyakādhikāra. While describing Sāmāyika author Vațțakera defines sāmāyika, religion and pure soul in perfect way.
sammatta-naana- samjama- tavehim jam tam pasatta-sama-gamanam | samayam tam tu bhanidam tameva samayiyam jana ||
- Mūlācāra-7 : 529. Oh you my beloved disciple please understand, that the perfect movement towards sammatta (right faith ), Uñāna (right knowledge ) samjama (right self-control or conduct) tava (right penance) is called as religion, soul and also is sāmāyika. So the Sāmāyika means the equanimity or the totality of Sāmyaktva, Jñāna, Samyama and Apa, which is called as Samaya. Here Samaya meant for the Time, Religion and also for Soul itself. About this same subject Ācārya Kundakunda gives much more details in Pravacanasāra,
carittam khalu Dhammo Dhammo jo so samo tti nidditto | moha kkhoha - vihino parinamo appano hu samo 11
(Pravacanasāra- Gāhā-7.)
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