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for him by causing even subtle violence. He shaves his head with razor. He does not attend to household activities. In case any one asks him about anything, he replies in affirmative, if he knows about it and in negative if he does not know. The minimum period of the vow is one day and the maximum period is ten months.
11. Resolve about practice almost like a monk: In this resolve, the practitioner conducts himself almost like a Jain monk. He dresses himself like a monk and seeks alms like a monk. In case he is capable for it, he plucks the hair of his head like a monk otherwise he gets his head shaved with a razor. The minimum period of this resolve is one day and the maximum period is eleven months.
In case in the practice of above-send eleven resolves the practitioner has committed any fault, he looks into them through self-analysis and repents for the same in pratikraman to chasten his soul through upasak pratima pratikraman.
Self Analysis and Repentance Concerning a Monk: The word bhikshu, shraman, nirgranth, sadhu and muni are all synonymous of a Jain monk and other practice used for him. The word bhikshu literally means a practitioner of code! For collecting alms a muni does not engage himself in any trade or business to meet his daily needs. He keeps himself engaged in spiritual practice throughout day and night. But he also needs food, clothing and pots to survive. He fulfils the requirement through collection of faultless food. It should be kept in mind that even while seeking alms, a Jain monk is not a beggar. In the life of a beggar, there is no scope for any restrictions or limitations. He begs in a humble way. He praises the donor when he gets anything and curses the one who does not offer him anything. On the other hand, in the search of collection of alms, 42 restraints have to be observed by a bhikshu (Jain mendicant). A shraman does not feel elated if he gets alms and does not feel depressed if he does not get anything. He does not appreciate those who offer him with gratitude and does not curse those who turn him away. So even while living on alms, he is not a beggar.
Here the pratikraman of twelve resolves (pratimas) of a bhikshu is mentioned. The gist of it is that in case he has not conducted himself properly in practice of twelve resolves, the fault incurred due to slackness of twelve resolves is as under:
First resolve: The period of this resolve is one month. The bhikshu practices the resolve by accepting only one offering of food and one offering of water during चतुर्थ अध्ययन प्रतिक्रमण
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