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the five senses and their avoidance is complete celibacy. The male householder who undertakes this vow should not even think to be in contact of other females. It covers even the avoidance of sexual contacts with harlots, widows and unmarried women. All sexual contacts, except the fair ones, with one's own wife should also be avoided. This applies to females as well.
Flaws: Company of prostitutes or other women, arranging marriages of others children, perverted sexual practices or use other parts of body for sexual satisfaction, use sexually provocative language, excessive craving for the company of other gender. 40
Non-Possession: To limit possessions and acquisitions of all types of entities as per the needs. The Jain scriptures often define Parigraha as the Murccha or attachment for possessions. This vow condemns holding the external and internal i.e. possessions. External possessions are ten - land, house, silver, gold, livestock, grain, maidservants, menservants, clothing, and miscellaneous goods such as furniture and so on. The attachment to these is internal possession.
Flaws: Acquiring new lands, disguising excess accumulation of gold and silver, going beyond the volume limit on grain/foodstuffs by repackaging these commodities in more compact containers, not counting on newborn of the livestock as an increase in overall holdings. 2
Secondary vows / Sheelvratas": divided as three Gunavrats (enhancing vows) and four Shikshavratas (training vows) 1. Digvrata or vow for limiting movements in specified
directions. 2. Anarthadanda Viraman or not indulging in activities that
are useless or without purpose. 3. Bhogopabhoga Pariman or limit use or desire of things used
once (food) and many times (clothes etc). 4. Deshavakashika or limiting movements with respect to
cities / countries / continents.
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