Book Title: Economics of Mahaveera
Author(s): Mahapragna Acharya
Publisher: Adarsh Sahitya Sangh

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________________ 156 APPENDICES 10. Desavakasika Vrata or Austerity of Sides I shall reflect on the limitations of six sides that I have imposed upon myself-daily or at regular intervals of time. 11. Pawsadhapavasa Vrata or conservation of Pausadha Pavasa Vrata I shall perform at beast one pausadha. I shall have faster worship evenness day and night. I shall avoid the following reqressions to safeguard my pausadha vrata • To use place, clothes and bed carelessly and without properly looking at those. • To use place, clothes and bed without cleaning-brushing at night. To pass urine is the day without properly checking or carelessly. To pass urine is the night without improperly or carelessly. Not to carry on the pausadha vrata according to prescriptions. 12. Yathasamivibhaga Vrata I shall give a suitable portion of acceptable food and shall become a helper in the disciplined life of the disciples. I shall avoid the following to safeguard my yathasamivibhaga vrata: (1) to keep the lifeless food over live food. (2) To course the sans-life food with live food. (3) To waste time. (4) To treat others' goods as mine. (5) To give donations with ultra intentions. (6) To donate prasuka (live) and anaisaniya (unacceptable) goods to an ascetic • I shall avoid the following aggressions to safeguard this vrata of sanlekhana: (1) To have desire of comforts in this life. (2) To have desire of comforts in the other world. (3) Desire to live (4) Desire to die (5) Lust for appetite. Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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