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THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE JAINAS.
Vadasamidiguttio dhammâņupihâ parîsahajao ya Chârittamvabubheyam nayavvà bhavasamvara
visesâ.-(35).
Padapathage Vada-sami.ligio. Vratas, Samitis and Guptis. Ya, and. Dhammâṇupihâ, Dharmas and Anupreksas. परीसहजओ Parisahajao, Parisahajaya. बहुभेय Vahubheyam, of many kinds. चारित Chârittam. Châritra. Bhavasamvaravisesâ, the varieties of Bhâva-samvara. ar Nayavvâ, to be known.
35. The Vratas (Vows), Samitis (Attitudes of carefulness), Guptis (Restraints), Dharmas (Observances), Anupreksa (Meditations), Pariṣaha-jayas (the victories over troubles) and various kinds of Châritra (Conduct) are to be known as varieties of Bhâva-samvara.
COMMENTARY.
From this verse, we learn that Bhavasamvara is of seven varieties: Vrata, Samiti, Gupti, Dharma, Anupreksa, Parisaha-jaya and Charitra. Each of these, again, are divided into various subclasses.
A. Vrata or vows is of five kinds, viz. Ahimsa (Abstinence from injury), Satya Truthfulness), Achaurya or Asteya (Abstinence from stealing, Brahmacharya (Abstinence from sexual pleasures) and Aparigraha Abstinence from acceptance of worldly objects). Umâsvåmi has mentioned these five varieties of Vrata, and has defined each of them In Prasna Vyakarana, Samvara is said to consist of these five varities only. The five rules of conduct (Pañcha Silas) of the Buddhists correspond to the five Vratas of Jainism; and a parallel may also be found in the commandments, such as, "Thou shalt not kill," "Thou shalt not steal," "Thou shalt not commit adultery," etc., which are proinulgated by Christianity.
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[ प्रश्नव्याकरणम् । ६ अध्ययनम 1
