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7. 15-17]
Agarī Vrati
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Those who cannot fully accept the vows of non-violence and others, yet are endowed with a spirit of renunciation, accept these vows in a limited manner while living within the household constraints according to their capacity for renunciation. Such a householder is called an "Anuvratdhari Shravak." The vows that are wholly accepted are called Mahavrata. Due to the completeness in their acceptance, no gradation is observed. When the vows are accepted in a limited manner, the variety of limitations leads to various types of commitments being made. Nevertheless, without delving into the diversity of each Anuvrat, the author has generally described each of the householders' vows of non-violence and others in the form of one Anuvrat each. There are five Anuvrats, which are fundamental in nature, referred to as the primary virtues or fundamental vows due to being the first pillar of renunciation. For the protection, reinforcement, or purification of these, householders accept many more vows, which are known as Uttar-guna or Uttarvrata. In summary, there are seven such Uttarvrats, and at the end of a householder's life, they are inspired to adopt one vow, called Sanlekhanā. Its instruction is also given here. The essence of all these vows is being briefly explained here.
Five Propositions, Vows-2. Due to the impossibility of completely abandoning the mental, verbal, and physical violence towards every small and large living being, the householders abide by their determined household limits and are to renounce more violence than can be maintained with lesser non-violence.
1. Generally, in the entire tradition of Bhagwan Mahavir, there is no difference in the number, names, and order of the five Anuvrats. However, in the Digambara tradition, some Acharyas have counted the renunciation of night meals as the sixth Anuvrat. Nevertheless, there are many ancient and modern traditions regarding the vows of the householder deemed as Uttar-guna. In the Tattvarthasutra, after Digviraman, the Deshviraman Vow is placed instead of the Upabhogparibhogpariman Vow, while in the Agamas, there is the Upabhogparibhogpariman Vow followed by the Deshviraman Vow after the Samayik Vow. Despite such differences in sequence, there is no difference in those three vows regarded as Gunavrata and the four vows considered as Shikshavrata. There are six different traditions seen concerning Uttar-gunas in the Digambara sect: Kundakunda, Umasvati, Samantabhadra, Swami Kartikeya, Jin-sena, and Vasunandi, each with distinct beliefs. This disagreement varies in name, order, number, and development of meaning. For a clearer understanding, refer to the book "Jainacharyon Ka Shasan-Bhed" by Pandit Jugalkishoreji Mukhtar, page 21 and onwards.