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Knowledge first, compassion later
पढमं नाणं तओ दया
Knowledge first, compassion later
The Twenty Sthanakas
Now the Master Vajranabha acquired strong Tirthankara-bodymaking and family-karma by the twenty sthanakas as follows. Of these the first is by worship of the Arhats and Arhat-statues, and by hymns of praise containing true events, avoiding blasphemy. The second is the celebration in words of the true state of emancipation with festivals of watching in the places where the siddhas attained perfection. Continue reading “The Twenty Sthanakas” »
Scriptural discipline – penance
कसाया अग्गिणो वुत्ता,
सुयसीलतवो जलं
सुयसीलतवो जलं
If passions are fire, then scriptures, celibacy and austerity are called water
Vīra Jinēśvara Caraṇē Lāguṁ
Śrī Mahāvīra Jin Stavan
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Water is precious
Water is blue gold
Chitrak and Sambhuti were born to a butcher
Once, a muni was passing through the forest. In the afternoon, he lost his way and fell unconscious. Four cow-herds, grazing their cows over there, saw this from a distance. They came near him and found that his lips were dry. They assumed him to be thirsty and extracted milk from a cow and poured into his mouth. The muni attained consciousness. He preached them that, “Our soul is wandering in the forest of this world. Asceticism is the only way to free ourselves from pains.” All of them gained faith and accepted monkhood and two of them achieved omniscience and salvation. Continue reading “Chitrak and Sambhuti were born to a butcher” »
Dulaha nārī tuṁ baḍī bāvarī
Dulaha nārī tuṁ baḍī bāvarī
Piyā jāgē tuṁ sōvē
Piyā catura hama nipaṭa agyānī
Na jānu kyā hōvē?
Na jānu kyā hōvē?
…Dulaha.1
