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This text also gives message on the reality of life as self realisation is the only path for the removal of all types of worldly sorrows, which is also the need of the present human generation. The new generation is losing confidence in the worldly life while facing the daily social life problems. This problem can be removed through the practising of the equanimity on the other hand it is also called as meditation in modern days.
Referance
*Vattakera Prof.M.D. VasanthaRaj have expressed his opinion in his book Jainagama Itihasa Deepike 'on Mülācāras author as it may be said as vartma kara ( path maker) is the sanskrit form of the Vattakera name and this is the Prakritised form of name. Probably this was the another name of Acharya Kundakunda, because he had written a commentary called 'Parikarma' on the Shatkhandagama. On this basis in the ascetic order he was renamed and reknowned as Vattakera. But my opinion is different in this case, because Bhadrabahu -ilL, must be the Vattakera and he was the last Acharya was possessed the knowledge Acaramga who had also written the nijjutti (commentary) on the same Acharamga.It is also can be seen in the text itself several time word Nijjutti has been used in the text particularly in the 6th and 7th chapter. Again there was the schism in the ascetic order at that critical period he was as a chief of the ascetic order formed and framed Mülasamgha. At the same time he had agreater responsibility of protecting of ascetic order for this purpose he had commented upon above said two chapters, those are the most important aspects of the ascetic life, because on these factors ascetic order has been devided.
In this context it is better to have a view on the explaination made by Prof. F.W. Thomas$ Conduct is Dharma ( Duty) Dharma is defined as equanimity (Sama): for equanimity is a state of evolutions (Parinama) of the Soul, in which it is free from infatuation (Moha) and disturbance.
Conduct means behaving according to ones own nature, activeity obaying one's (innate) laws. And is from being the nature of things is Dharma, it means the manifestation of pure intelligence. And this is equanimity; for in it posses the qualities of the Self as they are, equanimity is a state of evolution of the soul, a state which is completely exempt from blemish, because there isno longer any infatuation and disturbance; which were caused by the arising of (udaya) vision infatuating and conduct infatuating (Darsana and Caritra Mohaniya )karman.
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Jainaagama Itihaasa Deepike - Dr. M.D. VasanthaRaj, varaprakashana,
Navilu Rasthe, 9th Cross, Kuvempunagar, Mysore.
Pravacanasara of KundaKundacharya, Ed.Dr.A.N. Upadhye,
by Raichand Jain Granthamala, Agas 1984.
Pravacanasara of kundakundacharya,ed.,Prof. F.W. Thomas
Mūlācāra mattu adara vyakhyanagalu : Ondu adhyayana, Dr. N.Suresh kumar, Doctoral Thiesis submitted to University of mysore, 1996.
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