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The Fourteen Principles
Since ancient time, a process is going on to regulate the day-today practice of behaviour of the mendicant, in which the following are the main points which form the principles for mendicants.
(1) To limit the use of live objects like water and food. (2) Dravya — to limit the use of eatables and liquids.
(3) Vigaya - to limit use of the following six vigay.as: milk, curd, butter, oil, guda, sweat
(4) Panni -- to limit shoes, socks, khadauri, chappals. (5) To limit the use of betel leaves, betel nuts, cardamon,
powder.
(6) Vastra -- to limit use of wearing clothes.
(7) Kusum - to limit use of flowers, perfumes, and other such articles.
(8) Vehicles - to limit use of vehicles, like, scooter, rickshaw, etc.
(9) Sayana — to limit beds. . (10) Vilepana — to limit use of saffron and other oils for the purpose of in bruing.
(11) Brahmacarya — to limit copulation. (12) Sides — to limit all coming and going to all the six sides.
(13) Snana — to limit the use of water for the purpose of bathing.
(14) Bhakta — to limit the use of food, liquids and eatabls.
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