Introduction to Jainism

Author(s): A B Latthe
Publisher: Natha Rangaji

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An Account of ing ( 12 ) Crying ( 13 ) Killing [ 14 ] Begging [ 15 ] Loss [ 16 ] Disease [ 17 ] Touch of grass [ 18 ] Dirt [ 19 ] Modes of hospitality ( 20 ) Knowledge ( 21 ) Ignorance ( 22 ) Want of faith These parishahas cause Sanvar if they are suffered as occasions arise. The fivefold conduct is also a cause of Sanvar. Its first element is Samayika which means the The five performance of the six necessary elements duties to be hereafter enumerated of consuet e. g. the application of the mind to religious meditation or its concentration by occupuing a sitting or standing posture for a fixed period in the morning, at midday, in the evening and at midnight. The second is Chhedopasthapan which consists of taking some penance or reentering the ascetic life, on account of some fault of the man. Third is Parihar Vishudhi which means the avoidance of any injury while moving about. Sukshm Samparaya is the endeavour to root out the residue of passions after its tumult has subsided