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NIRJARA,
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We now come to the eleven pratimas which may be lescribed as follows :(i) The worship of the true deva (God, 1.e.,
tirthamkara,) guru (preceptor) and shastra (Scripture), and the avoidance of gambling, meat-eating, drinking (wine), adultery, hunt
ing, thieving and debauchery. (ii) The keeping of the vows, and the samâdhi
marana (the last vow taken on death bed). (iii) The observance of the samâyika vow at
least three times a day. (iv) The observance of the eleventh vow at least
four times a month. (v) Refraining from eating uncooked vegetables,
plucking fruit from a tree, and the like. Abstaining from taking food, etc., as well as from offering it to others after sunset (to avoid
accidental destruction of animal life). (vii) Sexual purity; even keeping away from the
society of one's own wife, as much as possible, also not decorating one's person. Abstaining from all kinds of occupations and
trades. (ix) Preparation for sannyâsa, which means
withdrawing oneself still further from the world, dividing one's property among one's sons or heirs, or making over its management to some other member of the family, and otherwise generally training oneself to bear the hardships incidental to a life of asceticism.
(vi)
(vjii)
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