Dear Sadharmik brothers and sisters,

Jai Jinendra!

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Paryushan/Das Lakshana Parva

Anumodna During Paryushan & Das Lakshan 2021

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Day 5: Three Jewels of Jainism

Right Knowledge (Samyak Jnan)

Yesterday we learned about Mati, Sruti, and Avadhi Jnan. The last two under the Samyak jnan are Manahparyaya and Keval jnan.

Manahparyaya jnana is the knowledge acquired psychically through other people's minds using the paranormal faculty of mind reading or telepathy. People endowed with this faculty have the ability to actually see the thought-forms and mental impressions of other people and know instantly what they are thinking. Manahparyaya jnana is acquired because of previous good karma or virtue acquired in the present life by removing impure karma. Manahparyaya is a kind of avadhijnana but it is limited to the extent of other people's minds and what is going on in them. In comparison, avadhijnana extends to everything and everywhere. Secondly, both human beings and others can acquire avadhijnana, but manahparyaya is possible only in the case of humans.

Kevala jnana is the "Only" knowledge or the absolute knowledge. It is also described as the perfect knowledge and the ultimate knowledge. Kevalajnana is not subject to standpoints or perspectives because it contains all viewpoints and perspectives simultaneously. It is omniscient, omnipresent, indescribable, unlimited, eternal, and transcendental to which the limitations of space and time do not apply. It is acquired only when a person has achieved nirvana.

Knowledge obtained by these five means is divided into both direct knowledge (pratyaksha) and indirect knowledge (paroksha). Direct knowledge is that knowledge that is acquired directly without the intervention of an external agency. Of the five types of knowledge, the first two are considered indirect and hence reliable while the last three are direct and more reliable. Indirect knowledge is susceptible to error, invalid conclusions, and falsehood, whereas direct knowledge is perfect.

From the right perception comes the right knowledge. From the right knowledge comes the right conduct and the power of discrimination. As karma is gradually removed from the embodied self, it begins to acquire different types of right knowledge. First comes perceptual knowledge. From it arises the desire to study and acquire sruti knowledge. From the study of the doctrine and its practice comes clairvoyance or knowledge of distant objects and telepathy. These extraordinary powers enable the jiva to come into contact with higher beings from whom it gains more knowledge leading to its further purification. As the Jiva becomes adept in different types of knowledge. it gradually moves on the path of liberation and achieves kevala jnana or the highest knowledge. Ultimately, in the transcendental state, the Jiva gains perfect knowledge and becomes complete.

Bhagwan Mahavir Suffered The Pain Of Nails Being Hammered In Ears

Paryushan Recipe by Neha Deepak Shah

ITALIAN PANEER PARATHA

Ingredients

For the Filling

• 1 1⁄2 cup Paneer, crumbled or grated
• 2 tsp chilli flakes
• 2 tsp oregano
• Salt to taste
• Mix all the ingredients & set them aside

For Dough

• 2 cups wheat flour
• 3 tsp oil/ghee + for roasting Salt as required

Method

1. For the dough, combine wheat flour, oil, and salt. Make a little firm dough using water.
2. Further, knead well to make it smooth and soft. Keep it covered for 10-15 minutes.
3. Divide the dough into 7-8 equal portions into round-shaped balls.
4. Now, take one ball, dust some wheat flour, and roll it into a circle of approx. 3-4 diameter using the rolling pin.
5. Place one tablespoon portion of stuffing in the center. Lift the edges and bind them together. Seal them properly to enclose the stuffing and dust in wheat flour. Roll out little thick parathas.
6. Heat a Tawa and cook each paratha on a medium flame, using little oil, till it turns golden brown from both sides.
7. Remove, cut, and serve with a chili yogurt dip.