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( Antaranga ):—Prayashchitta means doing of penance in expiation of faults comitted through pramada or negligence. It equals the moral confession to the holy gūru, of the sins and crimes one may have done. He accepts the penalty imposed on him by a guru, and pledges himself not to repeat his crimes. Vinaya means eagerness to pursue right faith, right knowledge, right conduct and proper restraint. It signifies reverence to those who are superior in knowledge, belief, conduct, and austerity. Vaiyavratya means rendering the services wholeheartedly to the old, infirm and sick sadhus. It includes the service to humanity at large whereby one works off his Karmas and achieve purification of the heart. Svadhyaya includes the study of Jainscriptures, imparting instructions to others, refering doubts to a guru, repitition, thinking over again and again with a concentrated mind the lessons and to read religious stories from the scriptures. Nyutsarga means non attachment to the body from discriminating Atman from the body. It is the Nityänitya Viveka of the Vedantis. Dhyana means meditation. It is classified into Arta, Roudra, Dharma and Shukla which will be explained hereafter in the notes on Dhyana.
The spiritual teachers have prescribed rules of austerity based on scientific principles in order to bring the roving mind under control and to facilitate the practice of contemplation, the chief essential for Moksha.
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