Jainism the Creed for All Times

SR No.: 006564
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: D S Baya
Publisher: Prakrit Bharti Academy
Publication Year: 2006
Total Pages: 420
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 20 MB

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a. Āhāratyāga Pausadh - Observance with the
renunciation of the four types of foods, b. Śarīra Samiskāratyāga Pausadh-Observance with
the renunciation of all bodily cares such as bathing,
massaging, brushing of teeth, etc. c. Brahmacarya Pausadh - Observance with the
renunciation of all sexual activities, and d. Avyāpăra Pausadh - Observance with the
renunciation of all household and business activities. There is yet another type of observance that prescribes only part renunciations. It is known as Deśa Pausadh. Five excesses of this vow are as follows: - .
a. Using uninspected and badly inspected shelters and beds, b. Using undusted and badly dusted shelters and beds, c. Using uninspected and badly inspected disposal grounds, d. Using undusted and badly dusted disposal grounds, and e. Improper practice of the vow. All the flaws of the
Sāmāyik Vrat also apply to this vow. Sharing With The Uninvited Ascetics (Atithi Samivibhāga Vrat) – The fourth educational vow and the twelfth vow of the householders is to share his food and other necessities with the members of the ascetic order who come to him to beg for them uninvited. The vow of poverty taken by the monks and the nuns makes it incumbent on them to beg for everything that they need and consequently makes it equally incumbent on the lay followers of the faith to happily part with such of their food and other necessities that the memhers of the ascetic order might need. Here, it must be noted that the Jaina ascetics do not accept anything on invitation. It is their limitation and practice that they can accept their food, in small quantities, from out of that cooked by the householders for their own consumption. Also, they can
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