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## Fundamental Conduct
Bowing my head and offering salutations to the three crore and nine lakh ascetics, from the distracted to the liberated, and to the infinite number of perfected beings, I speak of the fundamental virtues of Jain ascetics, which benefit both this world and the next. || 1 ||
I will now describe the twenty-eight aspects of these fundamental virtues in two verses:
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Five great vows, five assemblies instructed by the Jinas, five restraints of the senses, six necessities, and the eye of knowledge. || 2 ||
Wearing a cloth, bathing, sleeping on the ground, not brushing teeth, standing while eating, and taking only one meal are the twenty-eight fundamental virtues. || 3 ||
Meaning: The five great vows, the five assemblies instructed by the Jinas, the five restraints of the senses, the six necessities, the eye of knowledge, wearing a cloth, bathing, sleeping on the ground, not brushing teeth, standing while eating, and taking only one meal are the twenty-eight fundamental virtues of Jain ascetics. || 2, 3 ||
Now, I will first describe the five great vows:
Non-violence, truthfulness, non-stealing, non-possession, and celibacy are the five great vows, known as the five virtues. || 4 ||