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If there is a perception that there is no similarity, even then, a subtle scholar of Buddhist or Yoga philosophy cannot remain unaware that the subject of Jain conduct theory (Charitra Mimamsa) bears more remarkable similarity with these two philosophies centered on conduct. This similarity, divided into different branches, organized in various definitions, and having varying degrees of development in those branches, indicates an underlying inheritance of conduct-related principles of the Aryan community.
The main points of Charitra Mimamsa are eleven: In the sixth chapter - 1. The nature of asrava, its distinctions, and how various types of asrava lead to different types of karmas are described. In the seventh chapter - 2. The nature of vows, the distinctions among those who take vows, and the descriptions of stabilizing the path of vows, 3. The nature of faults such as violence, 4. Potential faults in vows, 5. The nature of charity and the reasons for its correlation are described. In the eighth chapter - 6. The primary reasons for karmic bondage and the distinctions of karmic bondage. In the ninth chapter - 7. The concept of samvara and its various measures and distinctions, 8. The means of nirjara, 9. Different aspirants with various authorities and their hierarchical correlation are presented. In the tenth chapter - 10. The purpose of kevalajñana (omniscience) and the nature of liberation, and 11. The description of how and where the liberated soul moves is provided.
The comparison with Tattvartha is distinct from the conduct descriptions in Charitra Mimamsa because it does not discuss elements like asrava, samvara, etc., similar to Tattvartha. It only describes the state of a monk, specifically the state favorable for a Digambara monk. In Pancastikaya and Samayasara, although elements similar to asrava, samvara, bondage, etc., have been examined within the context of Charitra, the difference is that the description in Tattvartha emphasizes the empirical perspective rather than the absolute, encompassing all matters related to each element and portraying the conduct and rules for both renouncing householders and monks that indicate the organization of the Jain community, while Pancastikaya and Samayasara do not contain such details. They focus on the determinate and demonstrable discussions of asrava, samvara, etc., lacking the descriptions of the vows prevalent among Jain householders and monks as found in Tattvartha.