Essence of Jainism Part 02

Author(s): Kushalchandravijay
Publisher: 108 jain Tirth Darshan Trust

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Four Agars (Special exceptions) : (1) When perfomance of duty is neglected by oversight. (2) Error takes place on account of undue haste. (3) Forced to do something for a great benefit or gain. (4) Action taken absent-mindedly.
Five anuvratas and Three Guna vratas : Five Anuvratas-five Vratas of minor scale vrata. A vrata is a disciplinary vow. A householder cannot observe a total vow Maha Vrata as a Sadhu. He observes Sthul Vrat or a minor scale Vrata. These consist of five Anuvratas (vrata, minor in nature) and three Guna Vratas which are as follows : (1) Sthul Pranatipat Virman Vrata-To abstain from minor scale
acts of violence to life. (2) Sthul Mrushavad Virman Vrata-To abstain from minor
scale actions of life. (3) Sthul Adattadan-To abstain from minor scale acts of
accepting what is not given to one. (4) Sthul Maithum-To abstain from minor scale acts of
incontinence. (5) Sthul Parigraha-To abstain from minor scale acts of
posessions. Three Guna-vratas as these three vows are for developing value of five lesser vows. They are called guna vratas.
(6) Digvirati Vrata : To limit one's movement in all directions (7) Bhogopabhog Virman-Vrata : To restrict one's indulgence
in enjoyment whether once in nature, or repeatitious in
nature. (8) Anarthdand Virman Vrata-To abstain from unvirtuous acts which serve no useful purpose.
Four Siksha Vratas : There are four Siksha Vratas to discipline one's self viz. (9) Samayik (10) Paushadh (11) Deshavagasiya (12) Atithi-samvibhag (sharing of food with a monk or a co-religionist).
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