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Duli Chand Jain : The Jaina way of life
(one who follows the path shown by Jinas). These rules prevent a laity deviating from the wpiritual path and prompt him to raise higher. It is the means by which he gets the right attitude of living. Due to these virtues he begins to stop the Karmic influx. From the sincere practice of these rules, his soul gets purified. Acārya Sri Bhuvanbhanusoorishwarji has nicely classified these rules into following four groups in his book “A Handbook of Jainology".
1. The eleven obligatory duties. II. The eight derogations that aught to be discarded. III. The eight virtues to be cultivated and
IV. The eight endeavours to be carried out with diligence. 1. The eleven obligatory duties :
1. Whatever trade, business or profession a houscholder fol
lows, he should have lawful earnings. However, his business should not harm any men or animals. So he should not have business of a bucher, selling of wines or gunmaker
or anything which involves destruction of life. 2. His expenses should be within the limits of his income. 3. He should dress according to his income but the dress
should be decent and not gaudy. The layman should not marry a person from the same lineage. He should marry a person of different Gotra but with similar character, taste, culture and language etc. This will
result in harmonious relationship. 5. He should have residence in a good neighbourhood and
not where prostitutes and thieves live. 6. He should eat food at the proper time in conformity with
his constitution. Excessive eating should be avoided. 7. He should take Satvik food which does not cause passions. 8. He should respect his parents and teachers. 9. He should maintain his dependents and make them work
for the well being of the family.
