सुक्खं खु दीसइ तवोविसेसो,
न दीसई जाइविसेस कोई
न दीसई जाइविसेस कोई
Penance – special is seen directly, but caste-special is not seen
Penance and Caste
Loss of body strength due to penance is seen directly; by observing one we can find out whether a particular person has done penance or not. Due to penance, one’s body may be depleted but not the mind. His face shines like moonlight. A man of austerity is good-natured – practitioner of virtues. Thus, specialties born out of penance are seen by all. Continue reading “Penance and Caste” »
Who is a Tirthankar?
One who has attained Kevalgyan (liberation) and preaches the right path of liberation, is surrounded by the magnificence of samavsaran and other glories and in whom Tirthankar Namkarma has come to fruition, is called a Tirthankar. Continue reading “Who is a Tirthankar?” »
Description of Vinita
He (Kubera) made the city Vinita, also called Ayodhya, twelve yojanas long and nine wide. After laying it out, the Yaksa-king, free from deceit, filled it unceasingly with inexhaustible clothes, ornaments, money, and grain. Even without a wall (as background for painting) a painting was made in the sky from the variegated light from palaces of diamond, sapphire, and cat’s eye. In it the appearance of challenge papers, as it were, to the peaks of Meru was made by the lofty golden palaces in the guise of banners. Continue reading “Description of Vinita” »
Greedy lies
लोभपत्ते लोभी समावइज्जा मोसं वयणाए
At any avaricious opportunity, greedy lies
Greed and restlessness
लद्धो लोलो भणेज्ज अलियं
Greedy and restless speak lies
Beginning End
सरीरं सादियं सनिधणं
Body has a beginning as well as an end
1. Beginningless infinite
2. Beginningless with an end
3. With beginning and infinite
4. With beginning and an end
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