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or commandments to progress towards achieving excellence, be it for spiritual or worldly beneficence.
The rules start from basic virtues (mulag as), giving up evil habits/ addictions (seven vyasanas), observing six essential duties ( va yakas) to start with. An important aspect of va yakas is to practice pratik ama a, locan and pr ya cita, which require the practitioner to review his/her daily activities performed, seek forgiveness for the wrongs and promise not to repeat them again so that the self imposed discipline improves on a daily basis. At the stage when a Jain develops firm belief in Jain metaphysics, then he/she accepts vows (major for ascetics) and minor for householders) and performs twelve fold austerities (tapa). All these practices help develop equanimity and tolerance towards one and all while making ourselves stronger. Concept of winning over 22 afflictions (par ahas) by monks offer an excellent example of emphasizing tolerance in the Jain code of conduct for spiritual purification.
Main References
1. "The Central Philosophy of Jainism (Anek ntav da)" By. B. K. Matilal, Pub. By L.D. Institute of Indology, Ahmedabad, 1981.
2. "Anek ntav da as a Meta-philosophy" By S. Gopalan
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