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Not to talk alone with a person of the opposite sex Not to observe the body of the opposite sex To eat bland food
To avoid food, which produces impurity of mind
Not to decorate the body
Not to remember past sensual pleasures
Not to listen to the private conversations of others
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To avoid the 4 types of passions Anger, Ego, Deceit and Greed
Eighteen Qualities to Acquire
Follow The Five Great vows
Nonviolence
Truthfulness
Non-stealing
Celibacy
Non-possessiveness / Non-possession
Observe The Five Codes of conduct
Knowledge
Faith
Conduct Penance
Vigor
Observe Five Regulations
While walking, talking, getting alms, putting clothes and other things and disposing bodily waste Restraint Three Activities
Regarding activities of mind, speech and body
Digambar Tradition Digambar list of thirty-six attributes of Acharyas as follows:
JAIN PHILOSOPHY AND PRACTICE I
PANCHA PARAMESTHI
For Private & Personal Use Only
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Six External austerities
01 Anashan (Not eating for a set period of time)
02 Unodari (Eating less than needed)
03 Vrutti-sankshep (Eating within the limits of predetermined restrictions)
a) Material- Eat only a certain number of items
b) Area- Eat only within limits of a certain area
c) Time- Eat only at certain time
d) Mode- Eat food obtained or made only by certain means 04 Ras-tyäg (Eating non-tasty food example. Ayambil Tap) 05 Käyä-klesha (Penance, tolerating physical pain voluntarily)
06 Sanlinatä (Staying in a forlorn place and occupying minimum space)
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