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Gātha 174
The soul is of the nature of knowledge and the...
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Ācārya Samantabhadra, in adoration of Lord Munisuvratanātha (the twentieth Tīrthaṅkara), makes clear the nature of substances.
Ācārya Samantabhadra’s...Read more
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Ācārya Samantabhadra, in adoration of Lord Suvidhinātha (the ninth Tīrthaṅkara), makes the same assertion.
Ācārya Samantabhadra’s Svayambhūstotra:
O Lord Suvidhinātha! With the...Read more
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Gātha 172
It is well-established that a substance, at any...
See Ācārya Umāsvāmī’s Tattvārthasūtra –Śrī Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi, commentary of Tattvārthādhigama Sūtra, S.A. Jain’s engl. transl. Reality, p. 213-214 given in the pdf-file...
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Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Samādhitaṅtram:
Only the man whose mind – by way of explanation, water – is not disturbed by the waves of imperfections like attachment and aversion can see...Read more
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Gātha 171
A substance, at any time, exhibits contradictory...
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Gātha 169
O worthy soul! For you, who has destroyed the...
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Gātha 168
In this world, there are hundreds of surprises....
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Gātha 167
The austerities (tapa), as a rule, purify...
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Lord Śāntinātha (the sixteenth Tīrthaṅkara), as the king-of-kings (cakravartī), had subjugated the entire community of kings, but, later on, took to asceticism to tame the invincible army of deluding...Read more
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Gātha 166
Even a child, apprehending injury, is fearful of...
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Gātha 165
The happiness obtained as fruit of austerities (tapa)...
Lord Śāntinātha (the sixteenth Tīrthaṅkara), as the king-of-kings (cakravartī), had subjugated the entire community of kings, but, later on, took to asceticism to tame the invincible army of deluding...
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Gātha 164
The man who leaves the grandeur of king-of-kings...
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Gātha 163
Karma can do harm only to those who desire life and...
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Gātha 162
What harm can karma do to the ascetics endowed with...
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Gātha 161
O ascetic! If you are seeking sensual-enjoyment,...
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Gātha 160
O soul! Your natural attribute of knowledge that...
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Gātha 159
The giver of the gift is the householder and the...
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Gātha 158
In order to keep his body stable, the ascetic, rich...
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Gātha 157
In the bottomless pit of desires, the three worlds...
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Gātha 156
The extremely deep pit of desires cannot be leveled...
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Gātha 155
All men look forward to receiving charity from the...
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Ācārya Samantabhadra’s Āptamīmāṁsā (Devāgamastotra):
If it be accepted that the objects of knowledge have ‘absolute non-existence’ (abhāvaikānata) character and their...