Book Title: Upasakdasha and Anuttarau Papatikdasha sutra Sachitra
Author(s): Amarmuni, Tarunmuni, Shreechand Surana, Trilok Sharma
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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S 5 y LoPAVOo 0 oO PALO PRG OPA O PANTO PAN 0 PANTO DIK O PANTO VAN 0 YANC O VINLO 0 PAC O TAM OVA 0 YANO VASO TAN OVAALO li E R according to his inner strength within those limitations. So his vows are called Anu-Vrat. Anu-Vrat does not mean little vows. Vow is a vow. 3 It is neither small nor big. It is a mental determination—a matter of O faith in observing it truly. But the mental attitude to accept a vow T lay L does not arise unless one is detached from worldly enjoyments. A vow, O RWB o whether small or big is great because it is inter-connected with firm O X P E state of determination, detached from worldly pleasures, and the O O R Z P objective of self-purification. But it appears in either ofthe two forms- NE V O great and small-based on the earlierlife-style, moral strength and the N P B4 o period for which one wantsto accept the restraints, the vows. A vow O P W o that does not permit any exception is a Maha-Vrat—The great vows O E H and the vow which allows some exceptions is Anu-Vrat. O S N A I W T TO The vitality, strength, courage, determination, social and family GA L W A related conditions of human beings are never identical. An ascetic R O S N rises above the socialistic pattern. But a householder has social, A OF w political, administrative and family related duties and limitations. R PAM O O Discharging such responsibilities, he accepts the vows with certain R <TA it O adjustments. He follows the religious conduct with a sense of S AFAM y discernment wherein he is able to discharge social and family S O T )A iZ responsibilities also. C} F O oS T M Y 7gOTA Upasak-dasha Sutra mentions in detail the discerning code of OR AsGST conduct of a householder. While living in the society, it presents the OF . O @PM examples ofideal moral conduct andreligious behaviour. R O O PRG o METHOD OF ADJUSTMENT OF WEALTH O Y PRI R This Sutra mentions in detail the wealth ofthe Shravaks. Further, o O S PY it describes how theyintelligently allocate it for different purposes. GjFAATO The proper division of it is an ideal example of the judicious planning SWsOR O O AL of the householder. A rich man of that period used to divide his GjP tO wealth in three equal parts. He runs business with only one-third of ao 5)LOTA his entire wealth. It was not the practice that by taking loan OnWw o a FA disproportionate to his capacity, one extended his business without sw O o Ores considering that it could lead him to a precarioussituation. Oe g S C]r Due to this judicious approach, they were always care-free and B o O Lis completely safe. Whenever there was loss in business or in o a r ( %) OPW ORY ORYZO TWO ETO N70 0 O INO OO O DW O DW OO INA PIO DA O Od OA ODW/AO ee. ne Sart

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