Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.s1.t2: Doctrines
Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c14.s1.t2
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Doctrines
c14.s1.t2.1
From the story of Saddālaputta we learn that according to the doctrine of Gosāla Mankhaliputta, there is no such thing as exertion or labour or power of vigour or human strength, but that all things are caused by destiny which is unalterably fixed ¹¹⁵ The Sūyagaḍanga refers to the doctrine of niyaivāda, according to which pleasure and pain are not caused by the souls themselves, nor by others, but the individual souls experience them, it is the lot assigned to them by destiny ¹¹⁶
c14.s1.t2.2
¹¹⁵ Ibid 6, p 44 cf the Dīgha, I p 53 where it is stated that according to Gosāla there is no cause for the depravity of beings, they become pure without any cause Nothing depends on human effort for there is no such thing as power or energy or human exertion or human strength Every thing that thinks or every thing that lives is destitute of power or energy Then varying conditions are due to fate then environment and then own nature
c14.s1.t2.3
¹¹⁶ 2. 2-3
Linked texts (2)
- Sāmaññaphalasutta — Pāli
- Sūyagaḍa — Sudharman, Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit