Pranamyasagar

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Pranamyasagar

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Muni Pranamya sagar in Rohini, New Delhi
Religion Jainism
WorksTithiyar Bhāvna (Prakrit), Upyog-Shatkam
Initiation by Acharya Vidyasagar

Muni Pranamya sagar, is a Digambara monk and a disciple of Acharya Vidyasagar. Author of several literary works, he is best known for preaching arham yog. He is also known for writing the first commentary on Āchārya Kundakunda’s Baras Anuvekkha, a 2000 yr old Jain text.

Digambara monk

Digambara monk is a monk in the Digambara tradition of Jainism, and as such an occupant of the highest limb of the four-fold sangha. They are also called nirgrantha which means "one without any bonds". Digambara monks have 28 primary attributes which includes observance of the five supreme vows of ahimsa (non-injury), truth, non-thieving, celibacy and non-possession. A Digambara monk is allowed to keep only a feather whisk, a water gourd and scripture with him.

Acharya Vidyasagar Indian Jain monk

Acharya Shri Vidyasagarji Maharaj is one of the best known modern Digambara Jain Acharya. He is known both for his scholarship and tapasya (austerity). He is known for his long hours in meditation. While he was born in Karnataka and took diksha in Rajasthan, he generally spends much of his time in the Bundelkhand region where he is credited with having caused a revival in educational and religious activities.

Kundakunda Indian Jain monk

Acharya Kundakunda was a Digambara Jain monk and philosopher, who is still revered. He authored many Jain texts such as: Samayasara, Niyamasara, Pancastikayasara, Pravachanasara, Atthapahuda and Barasanuvekkha. He occupies the highest place in the tradition of the Digambara Jain acharyas, a position comparable to Christ in Christianity. All Digambara Jains say his name before starting to read the scripture. Modern scholarship has found it difficult to locate him chronologically, with a possible low date in the 2nd-3rd centuries CE and a late date in 8th century.

Works

Muni Pranamyasagar has authored more than 45 books. He has also authored several independent works in four different languages– Prakrit, Sanskrit, Hindi and English. Tithiyar Bhāvna, a Prakrit work authored by him is a first of its kind. [1] It was published by Prakrit Jainology and Ahimsa Research Institute, one of the six research institutes established by the Government of Bihar. [2] Muni Pranamyasagar has written commentaries on several Jain texts. A commentary is a word-by-word or line-by-line explication of a text.

The Prakrits are any of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages formerly used in India.

Sanskrit

In Sanskrit language, Muni Pranamyasagar has written commentaries on ten Jain texts like Puruşārthasiddhyupāya, Tattvārthasūtra. [3] He has written the first and only commentary on Āchārya Kundakunda’s Baras Anuvekkha (Twelve Contemplations). It is written in Kādambini style in Sanskrit. [4]

Puruşārthasiddhyupāya Jain text authored by Āchārya Amritchandra

Puruşārthasiddhyupāya is a major Jain text authored by Acharya Amritchandra. Acharya Amritchandra was a Digambara Acharya who lived in the tenth century. Puruşārthasiddhyupāya deals with the conduct of householder (sravak) in detail. Another major Jain text that deals with householder's conduct is Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra. Puruşārthasiddhyupāya also deals extensively with the Jain concept of ahiṃsā.

In Jain tradition, twelve contemplations, are the twelve mental reflections that a Jain ascetic and a practitioner should repeatedly engage into. These twelve contemplations are also known as Barah anuprekśa or Barah bhāvana. According to Jain Philosophy, these twelve contemplations pertain to eternal truths like nature of universe, human existence, and karma on which one must meditate. Twelve contemplations is an important topic that has been developed at all epochs of Jain literature. They are regarded as summarising fundamental teachings of the doctrine. Stoppage of new Karma is called Samvara. Constant engagement on these twelve contemplations help the soul in samvara or stoppage of karmas.

Hindi

Muni Pranamyasagar has translated several Jain texts in Hindi. He has also translated Āchārya Prabhācandra’s Pravacanasāra-saroja-bhāskara (commentary on Pravachanasara) in Hindi. [5]

Prabhācandra was a Digambara monk and author of several philosophical books on Jainism.

Pravachanasara

Pravachanasara, is a text composed by Jain monk, Kundakunda, in about the mid-second century BC. It means "Essence of Scriptures" or "Essence of Sermons" or "Essence of Doctrine". In the text, Kundakunda shows how the correct understanding of the duality of self and others leads to that defining characteristic of Digambara mendicant praxis, nudity. It consists of three chapters and 275 verses.

<i>Sallekhana</i> Jain ritual for religious death

Sallekhana, also known as samlehna, santhara, samadhi-marana or sanyasana-marana, is a supplementary vow to the ethical code of conduct of Jainism. It is the religious practice of voluntarily fasting to death by gradually reducing the intake of food and liquids. It is viewed in Jainism as the thinning of human passions and the body, and another means of destroying rebirth-influencing karma by withdrawing all physical and mental activities. It is not considered as a suicide by Jain scholars because it is not an act of passion, nor does it deploy poisons or weapons. After the sallekhana vow, the ritual preparation and practice can extend into years.

English

His works in english include:-

Arham yog

Muni Pranamyasagar is known for preaching arham yog, a meditation technique. [8] A three day long camp was organised in Rewari during four-month stay (chaturmas) of Muni Pranamyasagar. [9]

Vihāra

Digambara monks don’t stay in one place for long and walk on foot. Muni Pranamyasagar was in Ajmer, Rajasthan in 2017. [10] From there he walked to Hisar, located in the state of Haryana. He entered the national capital Delhi for the first time as a monk in 2018. He visited the Vaishali area in Delhi in April 2018 along with Muni Chandrasagar. A religious event named Vardhaman Strota Vidhan was organised in presence of the two saints in Mahaveer Vatika on 14 May 2018. Hundreds of Jain laities took part in the event. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Pranamyasagar 2013, p. v-vi.
  2. ↑ Pranamyasagar 2013, p. iii.
  3. ↑ Pranamyasagar, Muni (2017). Upyog-Shatkam. Āchārya Aklankdeva Jain Vidyā Shodhalya Samiti. p. 120. ISBN   978-81-934860-1-6.
  4. ↑ Muni Pranamyasagar. बारसाणुवेक्खा[Baras Anuvekkha]. Arhat Vidyaprakashan GoteGanv. p. 790.
  5. ↑ Mitra, A., Sheshadri, K. G., & Jash, A. (2014). Duli Chand Jain. Jain Journal, 2013(2014).
  6. ↑ Pranamyasagar, Muni (2015). सल्लेखना/संथारा क्या आत्महत्या है?[Is Sallekhana/Santhara suicide]. Bharatiya Jnanpith. ISBN   978-93-263-5433-2.
  7. ↑ Pranamyasagar, Muni (2015). जैन सम्राट चंद्रगुप्त मौर्य[Jain Samrat Chandragupta Maurya]. Bharatiya Jnanpith. ISBN   978-81-263-5125-6 Check |isbn= value: checksum (help).
  8. ↑ "About Arham Yoga". Arham Yoga. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Arham yog camp". Dainik Tribune. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  10. ↑ "Monks enter Kishangarh, Ajmer". Ajmer Nama. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  11. ↑ "मुनिश्री का स्वागत", Navbharat Times , 24 April 2018

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