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K nowing pain and pleasure in all their variety ( patteyam ), and seeing his life not yet decline, a wise man should know that to be the proper moment (for entering a religious life); while the perceptions of his ear, eye, organs of smell, tasting, touching are not yet deteriorated, while all these perceptions are not yet deteriorated, man should prosecute the real end of his soul. Thus I say.

The Acaranga Sutra quote, Jainism
Book 1, Lecture 2, Lesson 1, sec. 5

R ight belief depends on the acquaintance with truth, on the devotion to those who know the truth . . . there is no (right) conduct without right belief, and it must cultivated (for obtaining) right faith . . . Without (right) faith there is no (right) knowledge, without (right) knowledge there is no virtuous conduct, without virtues there is no deliverance, and without deliverance there is no perfection.

The Uttaradhyayana quote, Jainism
28th Lecture, sec. 28-30

L ook at the exterior (world from analogy with thy own) self; [then]thou wilt neither kill nor destroy (living beings);’ viz. out of reciprocal regard [well examining] he does no sinful act. What is the characteristic of a sage? ‘Recognising the equality (of all living beings), he appease himself.’

The Acaranga Sutra quote, Jainism
Book 1, Lecture 3, Lesson 3, sec. 1

H e who knows the internal, knows the external and he who knows the external, knows the internal.

The Saman Suttam quote, Jainism
19:257

O ne who knows soul as pure oneself attains a pure self. But who contemplates the soul as having impure nature becomes himself impure.

The Saman Suttam quote, Jainism
19:256

T o kill any living being amounts to killing oneself. Compassion to others is compassion to one’s own self.

The Bhagavati Aradhana quote, Jainism
797

J ust as you do not like misery, in the same way others also do not like it. Knowing this, you should do unto them what you want them to do unto you.

The Bhagavati Aradhana quote, Jainism
780

( One should reflect thus:) Let me treat all living beings with eqanimity and none with enmity.

The Mulachara quote, Jainism
2:42

S ouls render service to one another.

The Tattvartha Sutra quote, Jainism
5:21

T he Arhats and Bhagavats of the past, present, and future, all say thus, speak thus, declare thus, explain thus: all breathing, existing, living, sentient creatures should not be slain, nor treated with violence, nor abused, nor tormented, nor driven away.

The Acaranga Sutra quote, Jainism
Book One, Fourth Lecture, First Lesson

I forgive all living beings,
May all living beings forgive me.
My friendship is with all living beings,
My enmity is nonexistent.

The Khamemi Savve Jiva Sutra quote, Jainism

M ay the whole universe be blessed,
May all beings engage in each other’s well-being,
May all weakness, sickness and faults diminish and vanish,
May everyone be healthy, prosperous, blissful, and peaceful.

The Shivmastu Sarva Jagatah Sutra quote, Jainism

I bow to the enlightened beings.
I bow to the liberated souls.
I bow to religious leaders.
I bow to religious teachers.
I bow to all ascetics of the world. . . .

The Namokar Mantra quote, Jainism

T he self that has developed equanimity, if endowed with pure activities, attains heavenly happiness.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Pravachansara, 1/11

H e, who is detached from all injurious actions, observes threefold control (of body, mind and speech) and restrains his senses, (is said to have) steadfast equanimity according to the preaching of the omniscient.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 9/125

F reedom of thought-activity from lust, pride, deceit, and greed, etc., is purity of thought (Bhavashuddhi). So has been preached to the deserving souls by the perceivers of universe and non-universe.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 7/112

H e, who avoiding the wrong path, firmly walks in the right path of the Conquerors (Jinas) is said to have repentance because he himself is the embodiment of repentance.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 5/86

I am neither anger, nor pride, nor deceit, nor greed. I am neither the doer, nor do I make others do, nor am I the approver of the doers.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 5/81

H e, who having renounced backbiting, ridiculing, talking ill of others, self-praising and harsh words, speaks what is good for himself as well as for others (is said) to have carefulness in speech (Bhasha Samiti).

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 4/62

T he carrier of the load of (right) conduct, i.e., a saint, who having first formed the idea of being unconcerned with all worldly attachments, renounces them is said to observe the fifth vow of possessionlessness, (Parigraha Tyaga).

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 4/60

H e, who having seen the beauty of a woman, is not moved by a desire for her; or whose thoughtactivity is free from sex-animate feeling (Maithuna Sanjna), (is said observe) the fourth vow (chastity), Brahmacharya.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 4/59

H e, who renounces the thoughtactivity of picking up articles belonging to another, lying in a village, a town or a forest, (is said) to observe the third vow (nonstealing), Achaurya.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 4/58

A saint, who renounces thoughtactivity leading to telling falsehood, on account of delusion, attachment and aversion is (said) to observe always the second vow, (truth), Satya.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 4/57

T hought-activity free from (all) undertakings (injurious to any of) the mundane souls (which are) known as existing in (any of the various) physiques, nuclei, soulclasses, soul-quests, etc., is the first vow (non-injury) Ahimsa.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Niyamsara, 4/56

C ommon people, seeing someone looted, in the way, say, “the way is looted,” but no way whatsoever is (really) looted.

Acharya Kundkund quote, Jainism
Samaya Sara, 1/63

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Wisdom and teachings of jain religion

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jain religion