Book Title: Epitome of Jainism
Author(s): K B Jindal
Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publisher's Pvt Ltd New Delhi

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________________ Gommaisara, Karma-kand . 169 3. Vichikitsa. Disgust at any thing, e.g. with a sick or deformed person; 4. Anyadristi braśarsâ. Thinking admiringly of wrong-believers: 5. Anyadriști-samstavan. Praising wrong-believers. There are five defects respectively in each of the five vratas (vows) and seven sila (supplementary vows) which should be avoided. The partial transgressions of the first vow, Ahimsá are: 1. Angrily or carelessly tying up an animal or human being. » » beating » » » 3. 9 mutilating » » » overloading ) ) ) » » » withholding food or drink from an animal or human being. The partial transgressions of the second vow, Satya are: 1. Mithyopadeśa. Preaching false doctrines. 2. Rahasyâkhyâna. Divulging the secret (actions of man and woman) 3. Kûta-lekha-kriya. Forgery and perjury. 4. Nyasapchâra. Unconscientious dealing by means of speech, e.g. A deposits Rs. 1,000 with B. and then thinking that he has deposited only Rs. 900, demands Rs. 900. B. says: Yes, take whatever you deposited and gives him Rs. 900. This is Nyásápahára. 5. Sâkâra-mantra-bheda. Divulging what one guessas by seeing the behaviour or gestures of others, who are consulting in private. The partial transgressions of the third vow, Achaurya are : 1. Stena prayoga. Abetment of theft. 2. Tadâhritâdana. Receiving stolen property. 3. Viruddha-rajyatikrama. Illegal traffic, e.g. by selling things at in ordinate prices in time of war, or to alien enemies etc. 4. Hinâdhika-mânonmâna. False weights and measures, 5. Pratirúpaka-vyavahára. Adulteration. The partial transgression of the fourth vow, Brahmacharya are: 1. Para vivaha-karana. Bringing about the marriage of people who are not of one's own family. 2. Itvariká-pari-grahitá gamana. Intercourse with a married immoral woman. 3. Itvarika-apari-grahitâ gamana. Intercourse with an unmarried immoral woman. 4. Ananga-krida. Unnatural sexual intercourse. 5. Kamá-livráhabhiniveśa. Intense sexual desire. The partial transgressions of the fifth vow, Parigraha-parimâna arise when a man limits the quantity of say two kinds of things, but then changes the proportion of those things, although the quantity remains the same, 0.g., he limits his land-possessions to 4 fields and 2 houses. Then wanting a house more, he acquires three houses and reduces the fields by one. Thus though the number and possibly the value of his possessions may remain the same, Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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