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ceremonies were performed. Even after this, Chandragupta remained devoted to the memory of the Guru and constantly worshipped his foot-impressions in that spiritual retirement from the world.
Bhadrabahu Samhita-is written to determine quarrels among members of the same family. Quarrels lead to passionate and hostile feelings, and Jainism aims at the suppression and eradication of these, chiefly of anger, pride, deceit and greed (क्रोध, मान, माया, लोभ) as they imprison soul in matter and retard its evolution on to freedom and liberation from mundane misery (See Shlokas 3 and 118).
The Shlokas relied upon by the defendants are Nos. 66 and 110.
They and their translation are given below:रक्षंती शयनं भर्तुः पालयंती कुटुंबकं ॥ स्वधर्मनिरता पुत्रं भर्तृस्थाने नियोजयेत् ॥ ६६ ॥
Preserving the husband's bed, protecting the family, and fixed in her religion, she should instal her son in the place of her husband (Shloka 66)
garent norêt zei qdurazy: avi ||
तस्यामपि मृतायांतु सुतमाता धनं हरेत ॥ ११० ॥
If the son dies somless the property is taken by his wife herself; on her death, the mother of the son takes the property (Shloka 110).
The high position which a woman is given in the Jaina Law books is evident even from a cursory perusal of the books. Her social religious status is on the same level as that of her husband. In Law she has a very high position in the family. In all important juristic acts she is the necessary coactor with the husband, e. g., in matters of adoption (Bhadrabahu Samhita, Shlokas 41, 42, 44 and 45) she succeeds to
| SR No. | 011057 |
| Book Title | Jaina Law Bhadrabahu Samhita |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | J L Jaini |
| Publisher | ZZZ Unknown |
| Publication Year | |
| Total Pages | 146 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 5 MB |