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ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [109]

    Alexander Zeugin
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    Gātha 108

     

    On acquisition of discriminatory-knowledge (vivekajñāna), delusion (moha) gets destroyed and, consequently, on renunciation of worldly objects, certainly, the soul is freed from the cycle of births and deaths. This is akin to the ‘kuḍīpraveśa kriyā’ [note 1] which cleanses the body.

     

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      • Alexander Zeugin
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        Note 1:

        The ‘kuḍīpraveśa kriyā’ is a system of cleansing the body in Āyurveda. The ‘kuḍī’ is a specially made hut where the patient, who has withdrawn from all sinful activities, is treated for several days with specially made medicines (rasāyana). The treatment results in long-life, enhanced memory, sharp intellect, health, youthfulness, and bodily brilliance. (see Pt. Balchandra Shastri (1980), ‘Introduction’ (prastāvanā) to ‘Ātmānuśāsanam’, p. 93-94.

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