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paradāra-niyrtti-celibacy, being satisfied with one's own wife or abstaining from others' wives.
(5) Ch. 18 (and 37 partly) - Parimita-parigraha, icchā-parimāna- limited possession of wordly materials or putting limitation to one's desire.
(vii) In some of the Chapters, we find, a few important ethico- social virtues, prescribed in Jainism for the householder, are explained. The Chapters and the virtues are noted below:
Ch. 12 - Samadarsana - equanimity. Ch. 13 - Samyama - Self-restraint. Ch. 16 - Ksamabāva/Sahanaśīlatā - forgiving nature, tolerance Ch. 23 - dāna - charity
Ch. 26 - nirāmisahāra - abstinence from non- vegetarian food
(viii) The following chaplers point out some of the special qualitics of an ideal householder that are enumerated in Jaina treatiscs on Householder's code of Conduct:
Ch. 9 atithisatkāra - entertaining atithis, ascetics or any deserving persons (patra)
Ch. 10 madhura bhāsā - sweet talk Ch. 14 sadācāra - decorum, decent behaviour. Ch. 20 vyartha-kathana - purposeless talk. Ch. 22 paropakāra - helping others.
(ix) It can be particularly noted that part 1 of the Kural is replete with the grcat virtues and profound ethical values like ahimsā - non-violence, karunā - compassion, anāmişahāra / sakāhāra - abstinence from meat-cating or vegetarianism, kşamābhāva - tolerance and forgiving nature etc., for the propagation and practice of which Jainism is wellknown to the world for the last two thousand years and more.
(x) Moreover it can be marked with special interest that the peculiar Jaina Concept of Truth or the “Jaina Interpretation
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