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5. According to one's deeds, one becomes a Brāhmaṇa or a Ksatriya or a Vaiśya or a Sudra.
- Utta. Sū. 25. 33
Forty Code of Conduct for Householders
1. A 'Śrāvaka' is one who is endowed with right faith and
who listens everyday the preachings of the monks about right conduct.
-- Sāvaya. 2
2. The five primary vows ( Aņuvratas ), the three meritori
ous vows ( Guņavratas ) and the four disciplinary vows (Śikṣāvratas) are the twelve kinds of vows prescribed for a householder.
- Sāvaya. 6
3. The seven vices ( from which a householder should
abstain ) are : 1. sexual contact with another woman, 2. gambling, 3. taking intoxicants, 4. hunting, 5. uttering harsh words, 6. giving disproportionate punishment and 7. misappropriation of other's property.
— Br. Bhā. 940 4. Consumption of meat arouses one's passions; this leads
him to taking intoxicants and indulging himself in gambling. Thus he falls a prey to all the above vices.
-- Vasu. Śrā. 88
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