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dhyāna. 129 The Sukladhyūna contributes to the steadiness of the mind which ultimately results in the attainment of ompiscience,
Thus the reference to Jaina ethics as found in Pāli literature are, though meagre and sometimes defective, very important. From our survey of these references, we may conclude that:
(i) Catuvāmasamvara was followed by the Pārsvanatha tradition, and not Nigantha Nataputta tradition, and the Buddha and his followers were not perfectly aware of this difference in the two traditions,
(ii) Nigantha Nitaputta separated the last vow of Catupåmasamvara into two Brahmacarya aud Parigraha, which was known to the Pali Canon,
(jii) The Gunavratas and Stkşüur atas were so popular among both the monks and the lasty that their nature and implications were well known to Buddhist circles.
(iv) Acelakatva and other severe forms of penance were put into practice in Jaina community during that period, and Jainism had already acquired a fame for the severity of its vows and observences.
