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etc., amore in the self (sovt), that very date is termed as a festive · The bezis of religion (Dharma) is the soul and not the date.
The ten-fold adoration of the conduct attribute ("Charitna Dharma'), based on realizaion of the true nature of the self (sord), in verily, the 'Dasha Lakshana Dharma'. Owing to its being concerned only with the evolution of ten virtues in the self (soul), it is called the great festival of ten commandments i.e. 'Dasha Lakshana Maha Parva".
Since beginningless period, each soul has been continually unhappy and disturbed due to wicked cmotions of the sell (Soul), such as, anger, pride, deceit, greed, falsehood, incontinence etc., cvolved in the self. The only means of ending inquietude and unhappiness (miseries) is solf adoration. After knowing and believing in the nature of the self, by keeping engrossed in it, by keeping absorbed in it, the supersensitive self-bliss and real serenity is achieved. The virtues of supreme fortearance etc. develop of their own in the heart of such an aspirant of the self (soul). It is, therefore, clear that the aforesaid festival is concertad with self-adoration (self-continence). or, in otherwords, with the adoration of the tenvirtues of supreme forbearance etc.
Forbearance etc., tonvirtues, are also called the ten religions (or the ten-commandments). These ten religions are:
1. Supreme Forbearance-'Uttama Kshama'. 2. Supreme Modesty_Uttama Mardava, 3. Supreme Straight-forwardness—'Uttama Arjava'. 4. Supreme Purity---'Uttama Shaucha'.. 5. Supreme Truth-'Uttama Satya'. 6. Supreme Self-restraint-Uttama Samyama', 7. Supreme Austerity--'Uttama Tapa'. 8. Supreme Renunciation --Uttama Tyaga'. 9. Supreme Non-attachment - Uttama Akinchanya'. 10. Supreme Celibacy-'Uttama Brahmacharya'.
In fact, these are not the ten religions, but these are the tou characteristics (differentias) of religion. In brief, these e also proclaimed as ten religions. In which-soever sool the
