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COMPENDIUM OF JAINISM
means keeping together implements or parts thereof needed for daily activities like agriculture etc. v) asamikṣādhikarana relates to useless mental or physical activities like reading or reciting verses which incite anger or spite; or telling such stories as will spoil the mental equilibrium and making unnecessary movements like lifting or throwing articles, or running etc.
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iii) Bhogopabhoga-parimāņa
This vow consists in the curtailment of the use of articles of luxury including those which might have been already limited. Excessive use of oils, soaps, flowers, betel nuts and leaves, unguents, articles of food and drink is prohibited.
There are two kinds of this vow: i) One is called niyama according to which one is required to set down a time limit for the use or renunciation of particular articles of drink or food. ii) The other is called yama which requires abstinence from use are enjoyment of the articles for life. Under this vow, a devotee can vow to avoid the use of one or more things of daily use on specified days of the week. For example, one may avoid the use of sweet dishes or conveyances on specified days. This will increase the will-power and self-restraint.
There are five kinds of transgressions (aticāras): a) viṣayavisato- anupekṣa means failure to check one's love for the poison of sensual pleasure. Enjoyment of sensual pleasures increases one's thirst for it and results in the deterioration of bodily strength and purity of mind. One should therefore develop hatred for it. b) Anusmrti refers to recalling to one's mind the past experiences of sensual enjoyment frequently. c) Atilaulya means indulging in sensual
pleasures with zest or in excess. d) Atitṛṣṇā means cherishing a strong thrist for enjoyment in future. e) Anubhava refers to a mental condition in which one emotionally entertains thoughts of sensual enjoyment, when there is none in fact.
According to Somadeva, the three vows discussed above constitute a scheme of preliminary self-restraint designed to secure
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