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Samvatsari Pratikramana
I want to confess (pratikramana) for whatever violations I may have committed during the day in respect to the five minor vows (anu vrata), the three spiritual vows of merit (guna vrata) and the four spiritual vows of discipline (shikshä vrata). (8)
With regards to the first minor vow of non-violence, I want to confess for whatever violations I may have committed during the day due to my careless (pramäda) or inappropriate behavior towards any living being, such as beating, binding (tying), mutilating, overloading or starving others. (9, 10)
Confession of violation of truthfulness
Bie anu-vvayammi, parithulaga-aliya-vayana-viraio. Äyaria-mappasatthe, ittha pamäya-ppasangenam. (11) Sahasä rahassa däre, mosuvaese a kudalehe a. Biya-vayassa-iäre, padikkame samvachchhariam
savvam. (12)
With regards to the second minor vow of truthfulness, I want to atone for whatever violations I may have committed during the day due to careless or disapproving behavior, such as falsely accusing, disclosing close secrets of a trusting person, betrayal by divulging spousal secrets, preaching of wrong doctrines or forging of documents. (11, 12)
Confession of violation of non-stealing Taie anu-vvayammi,
thulaga-paradavva-harana-viraio. Äyaria-mappasatthe,
ittha pamäya-ppasangenam. (13)
