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लाइफ एण्ड टीचिंग प्रॉफ लार्ड महावीर
birth but by actions. He who is free from love, hatred, and fear is called a Brahmana. He thoroughly knows living beings and does not injure them in any of the three ways (by his thought, word, and deed). He does not speak untruth from anger, or from greed or from fear. He does not take anything which is not given to him. He does not carnally love divine, human, and animal beings in thoughts, words and deeds He is not defiled by pleasures. He who is not greedy, who lives unknown, who has no house, and who has no friendship with householders. He has given up his former connections with his relations and parents. One does not become a Sramana by the tonsure, nor a Brahmana by pronouncing the sacred syllabie Om nor a Muni by living in the forest nor a Tapasa by wearing clothes of Kusa-grass. One becomes a Sramana by equanimity, a Brahmana by chastity, a Muni by knowledge, and a Tapasa by penance. One becomes a Brahmana or a Kshatriya or a Vaisya or a Sudra by one's actions. The real Brahmana possesses good qualities and is able to save himself and others. Code of Conduct for Ascetics :
Mahavira also prescribed certain rules of condact for ascetics, These rules are classified under such general heads as the correct behaviour of monks during the several parts of day and night, begging, walking, modes of speech, entry into other's possessions postures, place of study, and attending to the calls of nature. Here begging includes begging food and drink, begging a bowl, begging clothes, and begging a residence or a couch. Under these subheads are found the rules governing the modes of eating, drinking. and Lying down. Walking includes travelling, crossing, swimming and other forms of movement. The postures are those that are involved in religious exercises. A monk or oun should speak with precision, and the speech should not be sinful. Troe monk :
If a monk is always humble, steady, free from deceit, if he is not proud of his learning, if he listers to friendly advice, if he does not speak ill of his friend behind his back, if he is enlightened, polite, decent and quiet, then he is well-behaved. Free from love, he should live as a model of righteousness, abstaining from sins and versed in the sacred law, Ignorant of abuse and iniquity a steadfast monk should be model of righteousness always protecting his soul from sins; neither rash nor passionate, he should endure everything. He controls himself, keeps the vows, practises austerities and meditates on his soul. A true monk does not care for his life, abandons every delusion, avoids men and women, and does not betray any curiosity. He does not progress and live on divina. tions. He also abstains himself from spells, roots, every kind of medieal treatment, purgatives, emetics, fumigation, anointing of the eye, etc A Jaina monk is forbidden to take beds, lodgings, drinks, food, dainties and spices from the householders He who does not live by any art, who is without house and without friend, who subdues his senses, who is free from all bondages and sins and who eats little and lives single - he, too, is a true monk
Bad monk :
A bad monk is one who despises learning and discipline which his preceptors and teachers have taught him. He is disrespectful to his teachers and preceptors. He is deceitful, talkative, arrogant, greedy and rough. He does not practise austerities. He is not careful in sitting down. He is
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