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The Saint Nandana & the Celestial life
controlling of senses and desires and keeping least necessaries for the maintenance of life. The enternal penances are also of six kinds namely (1) Prayashchitta. Atonement of sing committed (2) Vinaya (modesty). Modest behaviour with the Arahantas, Acharyas Upadhyayas and ascetics. (3 Vaiyavrtta. Worshipping and serving and attending upon the hormit, the aged and the patient. (4) Svadhyaya. Regular study of the sutras, (5) Dhyana. Indulgence in religious meditation, and (6) Kayotsarga. Religious relenquishing the love of body or its motions.
15. Supatra-Dana (giving charity to the deserving ) which is of two kinds namely (1) Abhaya-Dana, protection given to a Jiva' which is overwhelmed by one of the seven fears and (2) Giving charity to the deserving according to which a shravaka (one who hears religious scriptures i. e. a layman) observing five partial vows and an ascetic observing great vows are given pure food and drink.
16. Samadhi-Pada. (peace of mind) To serve and worship the fourfold Sangha consisting of monks and nuns and laymen and lay women and always to adopt a peaceful and forgiving attitude at the time of provocations and other causes of anger etc.
17. Guru-pada. To serve and worship the preceptors, patients, ascetics, and newly consecrated hermits ungrudgingly, frankly and faithfully.
18. Abhinava Jnana Pada. Always to think and try to accumulate fresher and fresher spiritual knowledge.
19. Jineshvaravani : Pada. To respect the twelve Anga-Sutras produced by Jina, to have faith in them and to live according to them.
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