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Glossary of Jaina Terms :: 167
Pramāda
: carelessness, Pramāda-yoga : careless activity of mind, speech or
body Pramāna
: means of acquiring knowledge Pramoda
: delight for better qualified persons Pratikramana
the recitation of the formulae of con
fession of past faults Pratima
: a stage of ethical progress in a
householder's life Pratyākhyāna : the recitation of the formulae for
averting future faults Prāyaschitta
: expiation Prthvi-kāya jīvas : earth-bodied souls Prosadhopavāsa vrata : a vow to fast on the four days of a
month Pudgala
• matter. Pūjā
: worship Pūjā-mada
.pride in worship Pujarā
: worhippers, another name of Mūrtipūjaka sub-sect of Svetāmbara
sect Punya
merit Purāna
: a biography of great teachers or
persons Rasa-parityāga : renunciation of one or more delica
cies in food Ratna-traya
: the three Jewels, viz., samyag
darśana, jñāna and chāritra Rddhi-mada
i pride of wealth or accomplishments Rjusūtra Naya : the standpoint of momentariness Sachitta
: flowers, fruits and green vegetables Sadhu
: a male ascetic Sadhu-mārgi
: followers of Sādhus, another name
of Sthānakavāsī sub-sect Sadhvi
: a femala ascetic Sāgāra-dharma : ethical code for householders Sakala-chāritra : complete or unqualified conduct
