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5. Uvabrimhan-To actively encourage those who indulge in
service of the religious organization, literary activities, practices of discipline and austerities, and whose interest in activities of public service, animal welfare, and religion is
growing. 6. Sthirikaran-To stabilize the straying co-religionists back
into religious discipline. 7. Vatsalya-To nurture a feeling of affection for co
religionists, to be pleased by seeing them, and to respect
and honour them. 8. Prabhavana-To indulge in activities that help spread and
progress of the religious order and impress and influence the masses to follow the true religious path. Also to desist from indulging in activities that bring infamy and invite
criticism of the religion.
III. Charitrachar-That which helps shedding of the 4 accumulated karma particles or the reign of karmas is called charitra i (conduct). Anuvrat (minor vows) is desh charitra (partial observation 4
of codes of conduct) and Mahavrat (great vows) is sarvabhaum i charitra (perfect or complete following of codes of conduct). The following of code of conducts helps the upward movement of the soul.
Charitrachar has two divisions—(aPravritti (indulgence), and (b) 45 Nivritti (abstinence). The pious indulgence directed at liberation is
called samiti and abstinence from base and prohibited activities is 4 called gupti.
(a) Samiti (self regulation) is of five types1. Irya samiti--Careful movement, protecting all the six
classes of beings. 2. Bhasha samiti—Careful speech föstering truth and
discipline. 3. Eshana samiti-Careful provision of food or faultless
collection of alms fostering ahimsa (compassion for beings), asteya (non-stealing or non-grabbing), brahmacharya (continence), and aparigrah (non-possession).
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