The Doctrine of the Jainas, Described after the Old Sources c9.86

c9.86

¹ The description in Jīv. 350a ff. equals on the whole that of Mahāvīra's Uvav. 16, but since it concerns beings of common standing, it goes in the opposite direction, i.e. from below to above (just so Āyār. 2, 23 ff.). In either case the procedure is contrary to Brahman usage.