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ŚRĪ RAIPASENIYA SŪTRA
2ND UPĀNGA SŪTRA
ENLIGHTENED STATE OF A SPIRITUAL PERSON
In Śrī Raipaseņiya Sūtra, Lord Mahāvīra has illustrated the enlightened state of spiritual persons who have reached a highest level of awareness.
It depicts the life history of King Pardeshi. An extremely ignorant soul commits
malicious karmas. However, when he encounters a Sadguru and obtains his
blessings, he is overwhelmed by the Sadguru's knowledge. His illiterate and cruel soul experiences equanimity, and willingly accepts all the hard conditions of life and progresses on the path to attain the ultimate Knowledge.
Śrī Raipaseniya Sūtra is a Āgama that manifests the knowledge of the soul. It portrays King Pardeshi's curiosity to gain knowledge and the enlightenment given to him by Guru Kesiswāmi. King Pardeshi was an atheist and did not believe in the
existence of the soul. However, Guru Kesiswami convinced him to accept the fact
about existence of the soul. Guru Keśīswāmi also instilled faith in him and showed him the path to go closer and deeper into the soul. Those devotees who want to gain deep knowledge of the soul will benefit from reading Śrī Raipaseniya Sūtra.
This Sutra shows the path from purification of the soul to its self-realization. It also tells about the path through which King Pardeshi attained self-realization.
