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follows Right Knowledge. The main object in following Right Conduct is to be free from attachment and aversion, and from all impure thought-activities and to attain the condition of equanimity. It is of two kinds. The complete conduct of a Saint, and the partial discipline of a disciple or a layman, Shrawak. From the real point of view, Right conduct is an inherent attribute of Jiva, in its pure condition. ... Practical Right Conduct consists in observing the following five.vows :1. . Ahimsa-refraining from doing injury 10
any of the mundane souls. Satya-refraining from falsehood.
Asteya-refraining from theft. 4. Brahmacharya-chastity. 5. Aparigraha-Non-attachment.
Laymen observe these partially (Anuvrata), while Saints observe them fully (Mahavrata).
We now look into the details of these vows.
1. Ahimsa. Refraining from doing injury to any mundane soul. Any injury whatsoever to the material or conscious vitalities caused
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