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PAÑCALINGIPRAKARAŅAM : 117
Eyāhinto buddhā virayā rakkhanti jena pudhavās / Itto nivvāpagayā abāhiyā ābhavamimāņam || 59 ||
Etasmāt buddhāḥ viratā raksanti yena prthivyādīn / Itaśca nirvāṇagato 'bādhakābhavameșāmkatham nu |59 ||
The righteous by beholding Jina temple,
beholders protect not kill the living and hence Tread the path of liberation unhindered,
so, its construction is compassion not violence || 59 ||
59. Clarifying his statement that even the visible violence, towards the creatures of earth bodies etc, during the construction of Jina-temple is nothing but compassion, the author says, “by beholding the Jina temple (and the Jina idol therein) the beholders gain righteous inclination and, thereby, they become protectors of all the living beings for ever. Also, those souls that get liberated from the mundane existence because of the righteousness gained by beholding the Jian image become fully free of any violence what so ever. Therefore, the construction of Jina-temple becomes a means of protection and not of destruction and violence for all the living beings. It is, therefore, justified to call it compassion and not violence”.
