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period without any malicious and vicious mental operation. During such period of spiritual engagement a lay disciple equals a monk, and so, such period must be frequented. Such spiritual study is only pure and genuine if ten mental, ten oral and twelve physical vices are avoided. Such spiritual study is incomparable with any temporal object, and thus it is said, "A man practising spiritual studies far excels a man who daily gives in charity tons of gold. Spiritual studies thus far surpass other acts of charity."
1. Object.
2. Substance.
3. Vikruti-Vigai.
Tenth Vow: ENJOYING CONCESSIONS AS SCARCELY AS POSSIBLE
Most of the vows allow concessions to be availed of only under certain conditions. Under the vow one must enjoy them only as far as the daily routine life-permits. This vow enjoins to take up vows as regards following fourteen items :
4. Shoes.
5. Betel leaves.
6. Dress
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7. Flowers.
8. Vehicles. 9. Bed.
10.
Ointments.
II. Celebacy. 12. Directions.
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13. Bath.
14. Dinner.
This vow is popularly observed by practising eight times spiritual studies and two 'Pratikramana' (atonement of sins) in the morning and in the evening.
Eleventh Vow: MONKISH LIFE-PRACTICE (POSHADHA)
This vow is maintained when one partially or totally abandons food, regard for body, household affairs and sexual indulgence and observes 'spiritual-sitting' for eight or four 'watches' of the day.
