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INHERITANCE AND PARTITION.
name of Prabhâ Chandra, and accompanied Bhadrabâhu. Near a beautiful hill, Kata-vapra, in Northern Carnatic, Bhadrahâhu felt that his end was near. Therefore be sent his disciples on to further south, to the countries Cholâ and Pândya, and himself stayed on there with Chandragupta Muni, who served his guru in a most devoted fashion, till the end came and the last 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.*
The book consists of 12,000 Slokas. Its copy is The object of the preserved in Jhâlarâpâtana. I have book. translated only the chapters on Inheritance and Partition. The book 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 (Krodha, Mâna, Mâya, Lobhâ), as they imprison the soul in matter and retard its evolution on to freedom and liberation from mundane misery.
(See Slokas 3 and 116 below).
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A few general characteristics of Jaina Law, as laid down in the Samhita, may be
noted here.
*This is also from the Bhaskara, loc. cit.
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