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Jainacara & Health
History
Every religion & philosophy has it's own code of conduct Acara means morality, dharma, duty & ethics Dharma and acara both are comprehensive when man lived in forest there was no family society & no need of any moral rules. As man progressed he felt the need of rules & regulation to bring order & inculcate culture values in society. In conflict of duty & rights need was felt to impose ethical restraints which took shape of religious precepts -dharma First founder tirthankara Rsabh formulated rules, which were modified by Tirthankar Neminath& Tirthankara Mahavira. Buddha, Rama & Krishna devised their own rules later they were embodied in shrutis, smritis, Kalpas. In west Christ, mosessio, Mohamed are proponents of commandment or rules of conduct. Bible, Quran Look on Practical side of Life Quran emphasis given to charity, Fasting, obedience to god & tolerance to religion. Different Religious Views of acara:
Mahabharata people flourished not because of constitution or coercion or law giver but flourish because guidance norms or prescribed rules by religion.
Plato political constitution has not sprung up from rock as a tree or disposition of citizens which turn the scale but constitution as the men are to grow out of their character.
Acara pity truth love compassion to others, no violence Anekantvada, and ahimsa aparigraha. etc are Jain ethics rooted in Jain life-style & tradition has enthroned ecological harmony & non-violence. Jainism & Buddhism has highest goal of destruction of ego lay control systematic discipline & self-culture based on ethics.
Jain- definition of Acara
Acarang sutra, Sutrakritanga sutra, Dasvaikalik sutra, Uttaradhyan sutra etc describes how to follow acara. In Acaranga sutra five acaras are explained in details ontological knowledge is jnanacara, right view, attitude with out doubt is right darsan & darsanacara, ethics as right conduct is charitracara- twelve vows of external & internal is Tapacara & fifth Viryacara religious activity
खवित्ता पुव्वकम्माई संजपेण तवेण य ।
सिद्धिमग्गमणुपत्ता ताइणो परिणिव्वुडा । त्ति बेमि ।
Means on annihilation of karma by Tapa, jnana acara follower is on way to moksa or liberation If you sow love compassion you reap happiness, peace tranquility resulting in to Good heath.
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