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-stealing (acaurya) which is verse 7.6 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 6 of the chapter The Five Vows and includes an extensive commentary.

Verse 7.6 - The observances for the vow of non-stealing (acaurya)

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 7.6:

शून्यागारविमोचितावासपरोपरोधाकरणभैक्ष्यशुद्धि सधर्माविसंवादाः पश्च ॥ ७.६ ॥

śūnyāgāravimocitāvāsaparoparodhākaraṇabhaikṣyaśuddhi sadharmāvisaṃvādāḥ paśca || 7.6 ||

Residence in a solitary place–śūnyagārāvāsa, residence in a deserted habitation–vimocitāvāsa, causing no hindrance to others–paroparodhākaraṇa, acceptance of clean foodbhaikṣyaśuddhi, and not bickering with the fellow monks–sadharmāvisaṃvāda, are the five observances (bhāvanā) for the vow of non-stealing (acaurya). (6)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: [शून्यागारविमोचितावासपरोपरोधाकरणभैक्ष्यशुद्धिसधर्माविसंवादाः] शून्यागारवास-पर्वतों की गुफा, वृक्ष की पोल इत्यादि निर्जन स्थानों में रहना, विमोचितावास-दूसरों के द्वारा छोड़े गये स्थान में निवास करना, किसी स्थान पर रहते हुये दूसरों को न हटाना तथा यदि कोई अपने स्थान में आवे तो उसे न रोकना, शास्त्रानुसार भिक्षा की शुद्धि रखना और साधर्मियों के साथ यह मेरा है-यह तेरा है ऐसा क्लेश न करना [पञ्च] ये पाँच अचौर्यव्रत की भावनायें हैं।

Anvayartha: [shunyagaravimocitavasaparoparodhakaranabhaikshyashuddhisadharmavisamvadah] shunyagaravasa-parvatom ki gupha, vriksha ki pola ityadi nirjana sthanom mem rahana, vimocitavasa-dusarom ke dvara choda़े gaye sthana mem nivasa karana, kisi sthana para rahate huye dusarom ko na hatana tatha yadi koi apane sthana mem ave to use na rokana, shastranusara bhiksha ki shuddhi rakhana aura sadharmiyom ke satha yaha mera hai-yaha tera hai aisa klesha na karana [panca] ye pamca acauryavrata ki bhavanayem haim |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

What are the observances for the vow of non-stealing (acaurya)? This sūtra describes the observances.

Living in vacant or unoccupied places such as a cave, a hill, the hollow of a tree, etc., is śūnyagārāvāsa. Living in places, such as a house vacated by others, is vimocitāvāsa. Living in a manner that causes no hindrance to others is paroparodhākaraṇa. Living on clean food, free from organisms as laid down in the Scripture, is bhaikṣyaśuddhi. Not bickering with those following the same path with utterances like ‘this is mine,’ or ‘that is yours,’ is sadharmāvisaṃvāda. These are the five observances for the vow of non-stealing (acaurya).

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