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and usual. He should use only inanimate things. If it is not practicable he should give up food having life germs. If this he cannot do, he should positively avoid taking uneatables and things with infinite life germs as prescribed in the religious texts.
He should avoid business which would involve injury to living beings such as making charcoal, agriculture, gardening, making and driving carts, blasting rocks, digging mines, ivory work, working in lao and similar articles, liquors, poison, hair, miling, castrating animals, burning green forests, fields, etc., drying lakes, ponds, etc., maintaining bad characters (immoral women) or bringing up animals for any cruel purpose or personal pleasures.
The partial transgressions imply eating things with life germs or mixed with life germs or things in a raw state, etc..
Eighth vow ( Anarthadanda Virmana Vrata ):This yow based upon the principles of refraining from incurring unnecessary evils by thoughts, words and deeds. The evils libale to be brought on by brooding over the loss of a desirable object or from the association with undesirable persons or things and diseases and pleasures such as sexual indulgence, anger, pride, deceit, greed and sleep or by repeatedly thinking upon deeds favourable to Hinsā and other sins should be avoided. One should also avoid unnecessary talk about matters which do not concern him. This rule is highly beneficial in guarding against many evils which would otherwise accrue.
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