Account of Jainism

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vows do not constitute, if not observed, nonobservance of the Vows themselves, but only they sully the complete purity of a man's chara cter.
The three Gun Vritas that follow are [1] The Gun Dig (2) Anarth Dand and ( 2 )
Vritas Bhogopabhoga. The first is a vow not to go beyond a certain distance in any of the ten directions. Its “faults” are:-[1] going higher ( 2 ) lower or ( 3 ) more obliquely than is vowed ( 4 ) increasing the limits once settled upon and ( 5 ) forgetting the limits, The second is taking care not commit causeless sins even within the limits e. g. not doing
such things as preaching wrong conduct with-out one's own concern, giving others tools of life-killing, brooding over evil things, hearing or reading vicious songs or stories, and making idle tricks. Its " faults” are (1) speaking indecently, ( 2 ) drawing indecent pictures ( 31 talking excessively ( 4 ) increasing the furni. ture of enjoyment and ( 5 ) undertaking work