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27 Attributes of Ascetics Shvetämbar Tradition (group 1)
5 Great vows to follow 5 senses to control - To control the pleasures of five senses; touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing 3 activities to control: mind, speech, and body (Three Guptis) 6 types of souls to protect
Protection of five one-sensed lives (water, fire, earth, air and plant known as Sthävar souls) and one group of mobile living beings (two-sensed to five-sensed living beings grouped together
known as Trasa souls) Observe restraints • Not to eat before sunrise or after sunset
Practice forgiveness Avoid greed Endurance of hardship Endurance of suffering Introspection
Keep a pure heart Shvetämbar Tradition (group 2)
5 Great Vows (Maha-vrata) to follow 5 senses to control - To control the pleasures of five senses; touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing 3 activies to control: mind, speech and body (three Guptis) 4 Kashayas to avoid, which are the four passions: Anger, Ego, Deceit, Greed 3 attributes related to following the proper conviction or faith, knowledge, and conduct (Darshan, Jnän, and Charitra) 2 types of dhyana to Practice - which are Dharma dhyana and Shukla dhyana. 5 Activities and Regulations to Practice (5 Karan) Practice of yoga Practice total forgiveness Disinterest in worldly affairs and interest only in removal of Mithyatva and Kashaya (Interest in liberation - Samvega) Enduring hardships and suffering with equanimity known as conquering of Parishaha Endurance and fearlessness towards death and associated pains, and also acceptance of voluntary death known as Sanlekhana
Twenty Seven Attributes of Ascetics Digambar Tradition Attributes of the Digambar monks (Sädhus) vary somewhat, with one significant requirement that male monks are sky-clad, or do not wear any clothing. • 5 Great Vows Mahä-vrata • 5 Samiti
Irya Samiti (carefulness while walking) Bhasha Samiti (carefulness in talking) Eshana Samiti (carefulness while receiving alms) Ädäna Nikshepanä Samiti (carefulness while handling clothes or any object)
Pärishthä-pänikä Samiti (carefulness while disposing of bodily waste) 5 senses to control - To control the pleasures of five senses; touch, taste, smell, sight, hearing 6 Ävashyaks (Essential Duties - same as in Digambar Acharyas)
