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________________ limitation of consumption: 1. Consuming animate things, 2. Using inanimate things, that are in contact with animate things, 3. Consuming something that is partially cooked, 4. Consuming something that is cooked in a cruel way, or 5. Consuming something in which there is less to eat and more to discard. If I have indulged in any of the above acts, then may all my such sins be dissolved. TASSA MICHCHHAMI DUKKADAM. There are following five major violations pertaining to this vow of limitation of occupations: 1. Occupations in which furnaces are used, 2. Occupations in which trees are cut, 3. Occupations in fermented goods, such as liquor, 4. Occupations of renting animals, birds, etc., 5. Occupations involving excavations and explosions, 6. Trades in ivory, bones, horns, fur, etc., 7. Manufacturing activities concerned with crushing, etc., 8. Trades in lard, honey, meat, fat, etc., 9. Trades in sealing wax, etc., 10. Trades in poisonous and toxic substances such as opium, and pesticides, etc., 11. Occupations in which animals, birds, fish, etc. are tortured or killed, 12. Occupations in which animals, birds, etc. are amputated, 13. Occupations in which fires are set in forests, fields, etc., 14. Occupations in which lakes, wells, ponds, etc. are dried up, or 15. Occupations in which wicked men, prostitutes, or call girls are supported. If I have indulged in any of the above acts, then may all my such sins be dissolved. TASSA MICHCHHAMI DUKKADAM. - ANARTHDAND VIRMAN VRAT - RESTRICTING PURPOSELESS VIOLENCE The third supporting vow is to refrain from purposeless and meaningless violence. When will that auspicious day come in my life, when I can take the vow not to get involved in any of the meaningless violent activities? These
SR No.007718
Book TitleSamvatsari Pratikramana
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorIla Mehta
PublisherIla Mehta
Publication Year2014
Total Pages279
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size49 MB
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