Etymologically 'Nir' means 'without',
'Granth' means 'knot, ties, attachment'.
Lord Mahavira was known as niggantham nayaputte by the Buddhists.
Naya meant his clan, putte means son. Paavayana sachham means what he spoke was all facts.
Granth also means book. Book denotes knowledge. It means what he spoke was without knowledge. Here knowledge as understood by layman(based on memory). Since he was Thirtankar naam gothra karam he had to exhaust his vachan vargana pudhgal. His deshna(lecture) was not given with the intention to teach because he was vitraag(without attachment). He practiced the highest form of meditation known as Five samithis and three gupthis. If one understands this, there is no meditation beyond this. He was a yogi(conventional) of the highest order. Herman Jacobi describes NIRGRANTH as shameless which is also true because it means absence of pride. Mahavir described 4 passions which brings about a man's downfall: anger, pride, deceit and greed. His famous sutra "the man who knows one, knows all. The man who knows all, knows one". If one can comprehend this sutra he will reach bodhi.
Lord Mahavira was known as niggantham nayaputte by the Buddhists.
Naya meant his clan, putte means son. Paavayana sachham means what he spoke was all facts.
Granth also means book. Book denotes knowledge. It means what he spoke was without knowledge. Here knowledge as understood by layman(based on memory). Since he was Thirtankar naam gothra karam he had to exhaust his vachan vargana pudhgal. His deshna(lecture) was not given with the intention to teach because he was vitraag(without attachment). He practiced the highest form of meditation known as Five samithis and three gupthis. If one understands this, there is no meditation beyond this. He was a yogi(conventional) of the highest order. Herman Jacobi describes NIRGRANTH as shameless which is also true because it means absence of pride. Mahavir described 4 passions which brings about a man's downfall: anger, pride, deceit and greed. His famous sutra "the man who knows one, knows all. The man who knows all, knows one". If one can comprehend this sutra he will reach bodhi.
Please explain when should one consume food for six reason as told in the Uttaradhyan Sutra?
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