Introduction to Jainsim

Author(s): Dewan Bahadur A B Lathe
Publisher: Jain Mitra Mandal

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(13) Lipi Sankhyon--means that the child in its fifth year should be taught to write Om at the hands of the priest.
(14) Thread ceremony--This consists in giving the boy, nox cight years old, the five Anu Vritas.
(15) Student-hood-wherein the boy should keep the vows, study religion and other subjects.
(16) Completion of the Vows means that the boy should, after completing studies take up ascetictism if he likes or should be a house-holder, i. e. should take on the habiliments of a layman instead of a celebate, should abandon intoxicants, filesh, honey, the five udumbars and the five sins beginning with kille ing, and should adopt one of the six ways of livelihood.
(17) MarriageWhen the man wishes to marry he should select with his parents' consent a good girl from a proper
family and marry her in the presence of fire. For a week after marriage, they should keep on celebacy whereon they should go together on some pilgrimage. After returning, the marriage thread on the wrist should be untied. Cohabitation is allowed once in a month just at the time of Ritu. Weaker persons should keep longer intervals.
(18) Varnlabh-requires that the married persons, after taking some property from their parents, should make a seperate household.
(19) Kulcharyammj. e. the six daily duties of a householder should be performed.
(20) Excellence in Larman's duties should be attained through wisdom, character, etc., with a view to become lay-preceptor.