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________________ THE NINE CATEGORIES. 69 (1) Iryā Samiti (opei Hof), i. e. walking carefully Rules of Conduct. and avoiding treading on anything. (2) Bhāṣā Samiti (2141 Rale), or speaking sweet, wholesome, true words. (3) Esanā Samiti (ayyen (9: taking only such food as is allowed by the Sāstras and avoiding the forty-two sins of eating. (4) A'dānaniksepaņā Samiti ( Bullalaa yg! HAG): sweeping the ground to clear it of insects before sitting down. (6) Parithāpanikā Samiti (42414/}! Hla): right disposal of refuse. The Three Gupti (124) also impede Karma ; they are strictly binding on monks and nuns, and Three Gupti. also, though more loosely, on the laity. They are : (1) Manogupti (2013 ), or controlling the mind : a monk must give up wandering thoughts and fix the mind on meditation. (2) Vacanagupti 193448647), controlling the speech : a monk should speak as little as possible and occasionally vow silence for a whole day. (3) Kāyagupti ($143 Cort), restraining bodily movement. If a monk is meditating, he should not start even if a snake appear; whenever he moves, he should take care not to injure any living thing. There are also Twenty-two Ways of Endurance or Parisaka (4948), by which a monk or nun is bound, and The Twenty-two the laity should endeavour, to impede Parisaha. Karma. (Such endurance is specially binding on the laity during the Posadha Vow). The
SR No.007307
Book TitleNotes on Modern Jainism
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorMrs Sinclair Stevenson
PublisherOxford
Publication Year1910
Total Pages142
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size10 MB
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