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THE PATH OF NIRVANA OR LIBERATION 171
Giving up bad engagement and following good engagements should be known to be conduct; (five) vows, (five) carefulness and (three) restraints have been said to be practical conduct by the Jina.'
Five Malâvrata or great vows are non-injury, truth, non-stealing, chastity and non-possession.
Five Samiti or carefulness are carefulness in walk. ing, speaking, eating, handling and casting refuse.
Three Gupti or restraints are control over mind, body and speech.
These thirteen kinds of conduct are for the monks from the practical point of view.
Dravya-Samgraha says: बहीरब्भंतरकिरियारोहो भवकारणप्पणासढें । णाणिस्स जं जिणुत्तं तं परमं सम्मचारित्तम् ॥ ४६॥ Bahirabhantarakiri yâroho bhava-kâranappaña
sattļam, Nàạissa Jam Jiņuttam tam paramam samma- .
charittam.
Cessation of external and internal activity for the destruction of causes of the worldly existence by a right knower has been said to be the real right conduct by the Jina..
Self realization or self-absorption is surely the real right conduct.'
Note.—The readers must note that the Buddhist books describe the eight-fold path of liberation which
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