Book Title: Upasakdasha and Anuttarau Papatikdasha sutra Sachitra Author(s): Amarmuni, Tarunmuni, Shreechand Surana, Trilok Sharma Publisher: Padma PrakashanPage 28
See, zO aVNp IASLO OVA9ODT OPIRT O OPA O TACO PIM OFT0 OPIN OPI OPA OPA O 0 OPAL OPAL O PALO OTALO oP Woitort a{aN9 B X \ wants him to discard his spiritual vows. Mahashatak was not E \ mentally disturbed by sexy behaviour. But he felt dejected at the RS S unruly and shameless act of Revati. He then utters offending words. R ¥ o Revati feels terrified at his harsh, unpleasant prophecy. Bhagavan O PA vw ' Mahavir makes him realise his mistake through Gautam Swami. 0 DAN Gautam inspires him to accept penance for his mistake in order to yw O PARC purify his religious vows,It is essential for a Shravak not to use harsh W O S NT words for any one duringtheperiodofhis spiritual practices. T A L P O O VIET In the life of sixth Shramanopasak Kundkaulik also, there is an DO O incident whenhis firmnessin religious faith was tested. The celestial PANT EYL TO being inspires him to discard his faith in efforts (Purusharthvad) and O IN T P O to accept faith in destiny (Niyativad) as propounded by Mankhali- " S PAST putra Goshalak. But the learned Kundkaulik gives a befitting reply OO x O AS TASC and thus exhibits his firm faith in the religious order, his knowledge O U T N TA ofbasic elementoffaith and their practice in hislife. SLOT cd O TR VAN One Shravak is advised by his mother and three by their wives. O PANTO Bhagavan Mahavir himself appreciates the courage of Kamdev and T,era p O O knowledge ofelementoffaith in Kundkaulik. PANE RRa *K O O VANE Thus, Upasak-dasha Sutra vividly narrates the civilisation and SSH NTO culture of that period. It describes the ideals of Shravak, the art, F TA + x O culture, trade and social behaviour of that period in a commendable VASE and realistic manner. O TINE = O L SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION OF ACCEPTANCE OF VOWS (AUSTERITIES) A *A N LO This Sutra presents the religious vows of a householder in a very TA O O scientific and attractive manner. A vow is a firm mental i°o TARE S determination in life. This determination exhibits the keenness of a O FANS humanbeing and sharpenshis outlook. The code of twelve vowsis an O O T N TA ideal mode of Shravak's conduct. It contains the entire religious life- * O R T style of a householder. N A T I A The twelve vows have been divided in three categories— = T O GS (1) Primary Vows (Sheel-Vrat)—Five Anu-Vrats are called C I D e & primary vows. Sheel means basic conduct. The main basis of good SROS b K O conduct are the five Anu-Vrats. o S PKR ¥ ( % ) o R R ERD E ise RBD ORYS ORNS ORG ODS ORIGLs ORY ORY ORG ORY ORIG ONIN Ona ONI/A ONWA OMA OIA O NYA ONI7Z O NIA O ‘ NWO O P/O RA OTA—— E 7 re af gPage Navigation
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