Vajrakavach

Author(s): Dharnendrasagar
Publisher: Jain Sahitya Prakashan Mandir

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go on increasing and when he attains to the status of a man his desires grow multifariously and his greed knows no bounds, thus he crosses the boundaries of law and contentment.
The Scriptures clearly lay down, not to take anything without consent is a great vow. Wealth or money has become outward soul of man and so, to steal his wealth is, to steal his life.
Wealth can be broadly classified as white, black, hidden and trusted. Only the white wealth is legitimate because it is really earned. The wealth concealed from the Government of the day is black wealth. The wealth concealed from your family is clandestine or hidden wealth and the wealth kept under the trust regulations allowing only the interest on it to be used for certain charitable purposes is the trust wealth. But everyone knows the last three classes of wealth are stealthily used and hence they qualify to be called stolen wealth. In Jain philosophy the concept of stealing has suitable connotation or example, a Jain monk cannot use a religious inn without the consent of the laymen who is managing it. He can sojourn at place where he is allowed by the monks already sojourning there. Monks are also prohibited to enter any forbidden place. Violation of all such rules involves the sin of stealing.
As falsehood has four aspects so taking without consent has four aspects 1) taking without the master's consent (2) taking the body etc.
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