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yahA.N koI kahe — nirgrantha bhI to AhAr lete hai.n?
uttaraH — lobhI hokar, dAtArakI sushruShA karake, dInatAse AhAr nahI.n lete; isaliye
maha.ntatA nahI.n ghaTatI. jo lobhI ho vahI hInatA prApta karatA hai. isI prakAr anya jIv
jAnanA. isaliye nirgrantha hI sarvaprakAr maha.ntatAyukta hai.n; nirgranthake sivA anya jIv sarvaprakAr
guNavAn nahI.n hai.n; isaliye guNo.nkI apekShA maha.ntatA aur doSho.nkI apekShA hInatA bhAsit hotI
hai, tab niHsha.nk stuti nahI.n kI jA sakatI.
tathA nirgranthake sivA anya jIv jaisA dharma-sAdhan karate hai.n, vaisA va usase adhik
dharma-sAdhan gR^ihastha bhI kar sakate hai.n; vahA.N gurusa.nj~nA kisako hogI? isaliye jo bAhyAbhyAntar
parigraharahit nirgrantha muni hai.n unhI.nko guru jAnanA.
yahA.N koI kahe — aise guru to vartamAname.n yahA.N nahI.n hai.n, isaliye jis prakAr arahantakI
sthApanA pratimA hai; usI prakAr guruo.nkI sthApanA yah veShadhArI hai.n?
uttaraH — jis prakAr rAjAkI sthApanA chitrAdi dvArA kare so vah rAjAkA pratipakShI
nahI.n hai, aur koI sAmAnya manuShya apaneko rAjA manAye to rAjAkA pratipakShI hotA hai; usI
prakAr arahantAdikakI pAShANAdime.n sthApanA banAye to unakA pratipakShI nahI.n hai, aur koI
sAmAnya manuShya apane ko muni manAye to vah muniyo.nkA pratipakShI huA. is prakAr bhI sthApanA
hotI ho to apaneko arahanta bhI manAo! aur yadi unakI sthApanA ho to bAhyame.n to
vaisA hI honA chAhiye; parantu ve nirgrantha, yah bahut parigrahake dhArI — yah kaise banatA hai?
tathA koI kahe — ab shrAvak bhI to jaise sambhav hai.n vaise nahI.n hai.n, isaliye jaise
shrAvak vaise muni?
uttaraH — shrAvakasa.nj~nA to shAstrame.n sarva gR^ihastha jainiyo.nko hai. shreNik bhI asa.nyamI thA,
use uttarapurAName.n shrAvakottam kahA hai. bArah sabhAo.nme.n shrAvak kahe hai.n vahA.N sarva vratadhArI
nahI.n the. yadi sarva vratadhArI hote to asa.nyat manuShyo.nkI alag sa.nkhyA kahI jAtI, so nahI.n
kahI hai; isaliye gR^ihastha jain shrAvak nAm prApta karatA hai. aur munisa.nj~nA to nirgranthake sivA
kahI.n kahI nahI.n hai.
tathA shrAvakake to ATh mUlaguN kahe hai.n. isaliye madya, mA.ns, madhu, pA.Nch udambarAdi
phalo.nkA bhakShaN shrAvako.nke hai nahI.n; isaliye kisI prakArase shrAvakapanA to sambhavit bhI hai;
parantu munike aTThAIs mUlaguN hai.n so veShiyo.nke dikhAI nahI.n dete, isaliye munipanA kisI bhI
prakAr sambhav nahI.n hai. tathA gR^ihastha-avasthAme.n to pahale jambUkumArAdikane bahut hi.nsAdi kArya