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the body, speech and mind on the right path. In accordance with the three kinds of activities the Auspicious Restrictions are of three kinds:
a) Restriction pertaining to body - Restricting bodily operations so as to discriminate
between what is to be done and what is not to be done. b) Restriction pertaining to body - Restricting speech activity so as to keep silence
altogether and speak only if and when necessary. c) Restriction pertaining to mind - Restricting mental activity so as to give up evil volitions
and cultivate good volitions.
3] Samiti-Samiti is a form of an activity inspired by a sense of discrimination, and it acts as a means for the stoppage of the inflow of karma. Samitis are five in number:
a) Iryā Samiti-- To move cautiously so as not to cause trouble to any living beings. b) Bhāşā Samiti-- To speak what is true, beneficial, measured and free from doubt. c) Esaņā Samiti- To act cautiously while seeking to procure the means necessary for
living. d) Adāna-niksepa-Samiti- To receive and place anything after a proper inspection and a
proper cleaning of dust. e) Utsarga Samiti- To dispose of things that are of no use at a place free from living bodies
and after proper inspection.
The difference between Gupti and Samiti is that in Gupti, the aspect of refraining from what is wrong is dominant, while in Samiti, the aspect of understanding what is right is dominant.
Thus, the three wings of spiritual discipline aim at keeping the person on the path of virtues and leading him to the goal of Spiritual liberation.
Discipline for Social and Family Welfare The householder males and females constitute the other kind of the followers of Jainism. The code of conduct prescribed for these people gives the guidelines for the social and family welfare. Being the ascetic Religion, the scriptures of Jainism are silent about the householders' code of conduct. The earliest documentation is available in the text "Ratnakaranda-śrāvakācāra by Samantabhadra (3-4th century A. D.) The main categories of this code of conduct are as follows:
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