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Samstāraka (Bedding)
śalya), 2. Desire sting (Nidāna śalya) and 3. Falsehood sting (Mithya-darśana śalya).
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The general meaning of the word Samstāraka is bedstead or bedding. However, its specific meaning is that straw bedding on which an aspirant embracing the end vow of voluntary peaceful death or Samadhimarana lies down. There are four types of samstārakas or beddings' 1. Ground-bed (Prthvi samstäraka) when the aspirant lies down on the bare ground, 2. Rock-bed (Śilā samistāraka) when the aspirant lies down on the bare rock, 3. Board-bed (Phalaka samistā raka) when the aspirant lies down on the wooden board and 4. Straw-bed (Trna samstāraka) when the aspirant lies down on the bed made of straw.
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Samyoga sambandha (Attachmental
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relationship)
Attachmental relationship or Samyoga sambandha is said to be of two types
Space oriented attachmental relationship (Deśapratyā– sattikrt samyoga sam bandha), and
Quality oriented attachmental relationship (Guṇapratyāsattikṛt samyoga sambandha).
Samiti (Vigilance) – The vigilant conduct of the aspirant spiritual practitioner is said to be Samiti. Samitis are five3 - 1. Iryā (gaman) samiti (Exercising vigilance in moving about), 2. Bhāsāsamiti (Exercising vigilance in speaking), 3. Esanasamiti (Exercising vigilance in seeking the monastic
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C. Śrī Jaina Siddhanta Bol Sangraha, Pt. 1, p. 73.
D. Jainendra Siddhanta Kosa, Pt. 4, p. 26.
Jainendra Siddhanta Kośa, Pt. 4, p. 154.
Ibid, Pt. 4, p. 142.
A. Sthānanga, 5/3/457.
B. Samavāyānga, 5/26.
C. Śrī Jaina Siddhanta Bol Sangraha, Pt. 1, pp. 330–331. For Private & Personal Use Only
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