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(iii) Eshand samiti-As bad-karma may flow into the constitution of the jiva through the kind of food one takes in, so one should be specially careful about his meals. A Sadhu should never take in any food that is some away or other spoiled with forty-two defects.
(iv) Adannikshepa samiti-This
means
that one should take special care in the selection of seats to sit on, or in putting on garments, or in using the utensils so that no jiva might be injured thereby.
(v) Parisatapanna samiti-This is but a precautionary measure that a sådhu should adopt in throwing out unhealthy organic elements from his constitution. A sadhu should not, for instance, spit out anywhere and everywhere in as much as it may affect other jivas swarming in the place he might spit on.
These are the five samitis which are enjoined on the lay people in general and on the Jain monks in particular to observe in
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