Jain Journal 2011 07

Author(s): Satyaranjan Banerjee
Publisher: Jain Bhawan Publication

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Dr. Lopamudra Bhattacharyya :Layman-Ethics as Propounded in the Story
aticăra of non-possession: Digambaras count ativāhana, atisamgraha, ati-vismaya, atilobha, atibhara-vahana etc. whereas there are khetta-vatthu-pamāṇātikkame, dhanadhanna pamāṇātikkame, dupaya-caupaya pamāṇātikkame, kuviya pamāṇaātikkame, etc. in Ardhamāgadhi literature. Those which resemble with each other in both the sects are given bellow:
Digambara
Ativahana
Ati samgraha
acaurya
Śvetambara
dupaya caupaya pamāṇātikkame other four
Though these are only little vows that mean simpler form of great vows but the means of the little vows are notably different from the great vows of the Svetambara literature. Where they differ from each other is shown bellow:
Great Vows
ahimsa
satya
brahmacarya
aparigraha
śvetambara (small vows)
pāṇāivāyaveramaṇa
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musāvāa veramana
adiņṇādāṇaveramaṇa
sadāra santosiya
icchā parimāņa
Similarly other sikṣāvratas and guṇavratas have number of aticāras. Ananda takes oths to observe twelve fold little vows before Lord Mahāvīra. Thus he enters into the first step of śravaka-hood. Though this much of information does not help up to define any category of śravaka-hood, but it helps us to know the procedure of attaining śravaka life in light of the Jain customs.
Attainment of pratima is one of the essential qualities of śrävaka. Pratima is known to be the grade of spiritual progress in