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Five meditations of the major vow of truth: 1. to speak with proper relfection, 2. to avoid anger, 3. to avoid greed, 4. to avoid fear and 5. to avoid laughter.
Five meditations of the major vow of non-stealing: 1. to stay at faultness place after taking the consent of its owner, 2. to take straw, wooden plank and the like after obtaining consent of the owner, 3. not to cut trees etc for wooden board, seat and the like, 4. to use even ordinary things in a limited way, 5. to serve monks with devotion.
Five major vows of celibacy.
1. To stay at the place free from women, animals and eunuchs.
2. To avoid talking about women.
3. Not to stare at limbs of the women.
4. Not to recollect sexual enjoyments of the period earlier to renunciation 5. Not to take tasty food regularly
Five meditations of the major vow of non-attachment:
1. Not to have attachment to the words of one's liking and not to feel hatred for those not of one's liking. In fact to remain undisturbed in both the situations.
2-5. Similarly to remain indifferent about looks, tastes, smell and touch pleasant or non-pleasant.
A monk should regularly and continuously keep in mind the said twenty five meditations. In case any fault has occurred in their practice, he should purify his soul through repentance.
Self-criticism (Pratikarman) relating to directions mentioned in Dashakalp-vyavahar Sutra: In ten uddeshaks (lessons) of Dashashrut, 6 of Brihatkalp sutra and ten of Vyavhar Sutra-the practices of good monk have been mentioned. In case they have not been followed or have been wrongly interpreted, the repentance is undertaken.
Self-analysis and repentance about the basic traits of a monk: There are twenty seven traits of a monk. In the absence of them, the monk maligns ascetic discipline. A monk should always be vigilant in properly practicing those traits. In case any fault creeps in while practicing them, he should purify his soul through self analysis and pratikraman of monk. The nature of said twenty seven qualities is as under:
आवश्यक सूत्र
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IVth Chp.: Pratikraman
