Bhagavati-sutra (Viyaha-pannatti)
by K. C. Lalwani | 1973 | 185,989 words
The English translation of the Bhagavati-sutra which is the fifth Jaina Agama (canonical literature). It is a large encyclopedic work in the form of a dialogue where Mahavira replies to various question. The present form of the Sutra dates to the fifth century A.D. Abhayadeva Suri wrote a vritti (commentary) on the Bhagavati in A.D. 1071. In his J...
Part 2 - Devotion and devotee
Q. 394. Bhante! How many types is devotion (ārāhaṇā)?
A. 394. Gautama! Devotion is of three types, viz., devotion to knowledge, to faith, to conduct.
Q. 395. Bhante! How many types is devotion to knowledge?
A. 395. Gautama! Three types, viz., high, medium and low.
Q. 396. Bhante! How many types is devotion to faith?
A. 396. Gautama! The same three, and so also conduct.
Q. 397. Bhante! Is it correct to say that one who has a high devotion to knowledge has also a high devotion to faith, and vice versa?
A. 397. Gautama! One who has a high devotion to knowledge may have a high or medium devotion to faith; one who has a high devotion to faith may have a high, low or medium devotion to knowledge.
Q 398. Bhante! Is it correct to say that one who has a high devotion to knowledge has also a high devotion to conduct, and vice versa?
A. 398. Gautama! What has been said of knowledge and faith holds good of knowledge and conduct as well.
Q. 399. Bhante! Is it correct to say that one who has a high devotion to faith has also a high devotion to conduct and vice versa?
A. 399. Gautama! One who has a high devotion to faith may have a high, low or medium devotion to conduct, but one who has a high devotion to conduct has, as a rule, a high devotion to faith.
Notes (based on commentary of Abhayadeva Sūri):
Q. 394. Ārādhanā means the most rigorous fulfilment of the rules and prescriptions without any lapse. This applies to knowledge, faith and conduct.