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Theft (Steya), Unchastity (Abrahma), and
Worldly attachment (Parigraha). For the fixing of these 5 vows in the mind, there are 5 kinds of meditation (bhávaná), for each of the vows. The 5 meditations for the vow against injury are
1. Vággupti, Preservation of speech; 2. Manogupti, Preservation of mind; 3. Irya, Care in walking; 4. Ádána-nikshepana-samiti, Care in lifting and laying
down things. 5. Álokitapána-bhojana, thoroughly seeing to one's food
and drink. The five meditations for the vow against falsehood are :
1. Krodha-pratyákhyána, Giving up anger ; 2. Lobha
» greed; 3. Bhírutya
» » cowardice or fear; 4. Hásya
,,. „ of frivolity; 5. Anuvichi-bhashana, Speaking in accordance with
scriptural injunctions. For the vow against theft, the five meditations are : 1. Súnyágára, Residence in a solitary place, like a
mountain, cave, etc. 2. Vimochitávása, Residence in a deserted place; 3. Paroparodhákarana, Residence in a place where one
is not likely to be prohibited by others, nor where
one should be likely to prohibit others; 4. Bhaikshya-shuddhi, Purity of alms, according to the
scriptures ; 5. Sadharma avishamváda, Not disputing with one's co
religionists, as to “mine” and “thine." For the vow against unchastity, the five meditations are: 1. Strirága-kathá-shravana tyága, Renouncing of(reading
or) hearing stories exciting attachment for women, 2. Tan-manohará anga-nirikshana-tyága, Renouncing of
seeing their beautiful bodies ; 3, Purva ratánu smarana-tyága, Renouncing of thinking
over, rememberance of past enjoyment of women ; 4. Vrishyeshta rasa-tyága, Renouncing of exciting and
aphrodisiac food or drinks ; and 5. Sva sharira sanskára-tyága, Renouncing of beautifying
one's own body; self-adornment.
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