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The Tattvartha Sutra is known by the names "Uttaraguna" or "Uttavrata." Seven types of these uprat (vows) are briefly mentioned here. It also refers to a householder who is inspired to take a vow at the end of life. This is well-known by the name of Sankhya (numbers). The essence of all these vows is briefly described below:
Five Vows: 1. Minor vows renounce all forms of violence - mental, verbal, and physical.
1. Generally, in the entire tradition of Lord Mahavira, there is no distinction in the count of five minor vows, their names, and their sequence. In the Digambara tradition, some Acharyas have counted the renunciation of evening meals as the sixth minor vow, but according to Uttaraguna, there are many old and new traditions regarding the vows of laypeople. In the Svetambara sect, two such traditions are observed. The first is from the Tattvartha Sutra and the second from other texts like Agama, etc. In the first, after Digviraman, the vow of Upabhega Paribhega Pariman is not counted, while the vow of Desh Viraman is counted. In the second tradition, after Digviraman, the vow of Upabhega Paribhaga Pariman is counted, while Desh Viraman is counted after the Samayik vow. Despite this difference in sequence, there is no noticeable disagreement regarding which three should be considered as Gunavrata and which four are taken as Shikshavrata. However, in the matter of Uttaraguna, there are seen to be different traditions in the Digambara sect. Kundakunda, Umaswati, Samantabhadra, Swami Kartikeyan, Jinasena, and Vasunandi have different beliefs among these Acharyas. The differences here may relate to names, substance, counts, or interpretations. To understand all this in detail, one should refer to Babu Jugalkishorji Mukhtarlikhit's book titled "Jainacharyoka Shasanbhed," starting from page 21.