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Śramana tradition enumerates them as
Uttama Kṣamā
Uttam Ārjava
Uttam Śauca
Uttam Satya
Uttam Samyama
Uttam Tapa
Uttam Tyāga
Uttam Akiñcanya
Satya
Asteya
Bramhacarya
Aparigraha
These ten-fold universal Dharma aspects are the same in Vedic tradition also. They have been further reduced in five values of --
Ahimsa
Devapūjā
Gurupāsti
Svādhyāya
Samyama
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Tapa
Dāna
Jain Education International
The best tolerance
The best uprightness, simplicity
The best piety
The highest truthfulness
The best retraint
The best penance
The best renouncing
The best want of possession, and
so on.
१६९
Non-injury
Truth
These values are the basis for the conduct of house-hold life 'Aṇuvrata' form and they are 'viewed as Mahāvrata-form for the Śrävakas in their rra for the medicants or the Munies. The ideal family is viewed in terms of observance of these five small vows, Jain Agamas prescribe six acts for the ideal family life. These are-
Worship of the Gods
The respect for the Guru
Reading of the scriptures
Self restraint
Non-stealing
Celibacy; and
Non Possession or the minimal Possession of the objects of requirement.
Penance
Charity
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