Class notes 04/25/08

Asatya Pad Rachna Pratished (Negation of writing false words)

Question- How do we have Pratiti that there are only right words in this book which are not intermingled with false words?

Answer- Composing false words is not possible without intense passion, because by this false composition many Jiv’s may be harmed and the one who does this sinful act will go to Narak and Nogod.
Such a sinful act is only due to intense Krodh, Maan, Maya and Lobh, and Jains are not having such passions.

The primary teacher is Tirthankar-Kevali who has destroyed Moha Karma completely and is Passionless.
The next originators of the Shastras are the Gandharas and Acharyas who have very little Moha Karma (attachment) and therefore have given up external and internal possessions and therefore are extremely dispassionate (mand kashay ) These have only Shubhoupyoga and no other agenda.

Also right faith Shravakas (householders) composes these Shastras and they too are not highly passioned (tirv kashay).
If these sharavakas had tirv kashay then how come they would be interested in Jainism which teaches to destroy passions?
If someone due to Mithyatva nourishes his passions, and thus breaks Jina’s preaching’s then he looses his Jain identity.

Thus in Jainism such intense Passioned people are not found who with false writing do harm to self and others in this life and future lives.

Question – If some “so called” Jain due to intense passions, puts false words in Jain Shastras and his tradition continues, what to do in such cases?

Answer – Once can recognize a false pearl from real pearls due to the shine.
An ignorant person will be fooled although this tradition cannot be continued as soon someone will say that these are false.

Similarly in Jainism which teaches
1) To decrease passions and
2) To decrease worldly affairs

One can easily spot someone who is teaching otherwise and therefore a foolish person may be fooled although the tradition cannot continue.

Secondly such “so called “Jains with Tirv Kashay are found only in this bad time.
In good times and good places such people are not found.

Thus in Jain Shastras false words tradition cannot continue.


Question – One may not mix false words out of passions although one may mix due to Kshayopsham Gyaan, then his tradition may continue?

Answer – The basic scripture composers are the Ghandhara Devas who possesses four kinds of knowledge and they listen to the divya-dhwani directly and therefore how can they compose false words?

And the Acharyas who also compose the Shastras have appropriate right knowledge compose based on above traditions. Of aspects they do not possess knowledge, they do not write.

Therefore false words are not found in Jain shastras unless by minute misunderstandings. For this there is no escape.

It should be known that right faithed Jains do not have misconceptions about Deva-Guru-Dharma etc. and Jiv – Ajiva, tattvas etc.

If someone makes a small mistake in interpretation hen no harm is done.

Respectfully submitted,

Uday Mehta.