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Exposition of Pratikramana Stotras
6. Arupitva: Formlessness due to destruction of name determining (näma) karma. 7. Aguru-Laghutva: Not to heavy, not to light, a balanced immaterial form due to destruction of class determining (gore) karma. 8. Ananta-virya: Infinite energy due to destruction of energy restrictor (virya antaräya) karma.
Ächärya: Head of monastic congregation. Ächarya has 36 attributes. For a detailed discussion of Acharya see the sutra number 2 page 7. Upadhyaya: Ascetic preceptor. Upadhyaya has 25 attributes. 25 attributes of Upadhyaya are as follows: Mastery of 11 Anga Ägamas, 12 Upanga Agamas, 1 Charanasittari (Text which deals in code of conduct) and 1 karanasittari. (Text, which deals in performing rituals and activities). Sädhus and Sadhvis: Monks and nuns who have taken vows of poverty (dikshä). Sädhus have 27 attributes. 27 attributes of Sädhus and Sädhvis are as follows: Observe strictly five major vows (5) Do not eat before sunrise and after sunset (6) Give protection to six categories of living beings (chha käyä jivas), i.e. one to five sensed living beings. (7-12) Keep control on pleasures derived from any of the five senses (1317) Avoid greed (18) Forgive others (19) Keep clear conscious (20) Honest in dealing with personal clothes (21) Practice five-fold vigilance (samiti) and three-fold self-control (gupti) (22) Keep control over mental faculties (23)
