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CHAPTER II
TYPES OF PENANCE
Expiatory penances are of ten kinds as follows (1) Ālochanā (confession);
(2) Pratıhramana (blaming oneself for the fault committed),
(3) Tadubhaya (ālochanā+patikramana combined),
(4) Viveka on tyāga (giving up or refraining from the use of certain articles of food, if they tend to excite passions, or are suspected to be impure, or are eaten in forgetfulness of a previous vow or resolve to avoid them),
(5) Vyutsarga (performing kayotsaga for a fixed period, and remaining unmoving in one posture all the time),
(6) Tapa (fasting or imposing restrictions on the taking of food),
(7) Chheda (degrading),
(8) Mula (re-ordination, e, complete loss of rank);