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Tattvartha Sutra (with commentary)

by Vijay K. Jain | 2018 | 130,587 words | ISBN-10: 8193272625 | ISBN-13: 9788193272626

This page describes the observances for the vow of non-attachment (aparigraha) which is verse 7.8 of the English translation of the Tattvartha Sutra which represents the essentials of Jainism and Jain dharma and deals with the basics on Karma, Cosmology, Ethics, Celestial beings and Liberation. The Tattvarthasutra is authorative among both Digambara and Shvetambara. This is verse 8 of the chapter The Five Vows and includes an extensive commentary.

Verse 7.8 - The observances for the vow of non-attachment (aparigraha)

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 7.8:

मनोज्ञामनोज्ञेन्द्रियविषयरागद्वेषवर्जनान� पञ्च � �.� �

manojñāmanojñendriyaviṣaya岵屹ṣavarjanāni pañca || 7.8 ||

Giving up attachment () and aversion (屹ṣa) for agreeable (Դñ) and disagreeable (aԴñ) objects of the five senses constitutes five observances () for the vow of non-attachment (aparigraha or 쾱ṃcԲⲹ). (8)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्�: [मनोज्ञामनोज्ञेन्द्रियविषयरागद्वेषवर्जनानि] स्पर्श� आद� पाँचों इन्द्रियों के इष्ट-अनिष्ट विषयों के प्रत� रा�-द्वे� का त्या� करना [पश्च] सो पाँच परिग्रहत्यागवत की भावनायें हैं।

Anvayartha: [manojnamanojnendriyavishayaragadveshavarjanani] sparshana adi pamcom indriyom ke ishta-anishta vishayom ke prati raga-dvesha ka tyaga karana [pashca] so pamca parigrahatyagavata ki bhavanayem haim |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

What are the observances for the fifth vow of non-attachment (aparigraha)?

Renouncing attachment () and aversion (屹ṣa) in the presence of agreeable and disagreeable objects of the senses–touch (貹śԲ), etc.–constitute the five observances for the vow of non-attachment (aparigraha or 쾱ṃcԲⲹ).

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