History of Jaina Monachism

SR No.: 001727
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: S B Deo
Publisher: Deccan College Research Institute
Publication Year: 1956
Total Pages: 616
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Principle, & History
File Size: 12 MB

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S. B. DEO Moral Discipline and Self-Control:
The fundamental vows which formed the very basis of monk life were a group of five vows (mahavvaya) which were as follows: (a) Savvāö pāņāivāyāö veramanam
Abstaining from injury to living beings, either small (suhuma) or great (bāyara), mobile (tasa) or immobile (thāvara).
For the perfect practice of this vow, the monk had to take precautions pertaining to his movement (iriyā samite), mental thoughts (maņam parijāņai), speech (vaïm), deposition of his requisites (āyāṇabhandanikkhevaņāsamite), and inspection of his food and drink (aloïyapāņabhoyanabhos).
(b) Savvāö musāvāyāö veramanam:
The renunciation of all types of lies either in anger, greed, fear or in jest (hāsā).
This was properly followed by speaking after deliberation (aņu vïï bhāsī), knowing and giving up anger, greed, fear and mirth.
(c) Savvāö adinnādāņāö veramanam:
Giving up stealing (lit., that which is not given), of any article at any. place.
This was properly carried out by restricting to limited alms (aņuviï miöggahajāï), asking the permission of the superior before consuming food or drink (aņunnaviya pāṇabhoyanabhor), taking possession of a part of a ground for a fixed period (ettāvatāva oggahanisīlaë), renewing the permission after the period of the previous one had elapsed (abhikkhaṇam abhikkhanaṁ oggahaņasīlaë), and begging for a limited ground for one's co-religionists (mitoggahajātī ..... sāhammiësu).
(d) Savvāö mehuņāö veramanan:
Abstaining from sexual intercourse either with divine beings, human beings or with lower animals.
It was properly followed by not discussing matters concerning women (itthīņam kahamkahaïttaë), not contemplating over forms of women (itthinam ... indiyāim), not recalling to mind former sexual pleasures (puvvarayāim puvvakiliyāim sumarittaë), not drinking or eating too much, or taking spicy dishes (atimattapāṇabhoyanabhoi ..... panīyarasabhoyanabhoi), and by not accepting a bed used by women, animals and eunuchs (itthīpasupandagasamsattim sayaņāsaņāïm sevittaë).