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in adopting the easy mode. Buddhist monks take food once a day, before twelve noon, do not eat at night nor at improper time, nor break bows of trees and stay at one place in rainy season. All these rules of conduct are the same as those of a Jain Saint.
The internal philosophy of self is the same in Jainism and Buddhism as has been described in the previous chapters, only the external conduct of the Buddhists does not agree with that of the Digambar Jain Saints while it agrees mostly with that of Svetambar Jain saints. As the Svetambar saints keep pots to collect alms, so the Buddhist monks do. They eat by alms as well as by invitations, while the Svetambar saints do not accept invitations. Their accepting invitations agrees with that of the Digambar Jain Brahmachari sravaks of 7th degree. While Buddhist monks use vehicles and trains for journey like the Digambar Jain Brahmacharis, the Svetambar Jain monks do not use any vehicle, but walk on foot.
As regards the mode of concentration, there does not seem to be any difference between the Jain and Buddhist saints. IDOL WORSHIP AMONG THE JAINS AND
THE BUDDHISTS. The idols of Buddha resemble the Jain images as regards the contemplative mode. While Digambara Jain images are quite naked in standing Kâyotsarga or sitting Padmasana or half padmasana and the Sve
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