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all his five senses. Such are the suggestions of a house-holder's duties.
TWELVE VOWS
Practical right conduct of a house-holder consists in observing the following twelve vows: (i) Ahimsa: Refraining from intentionally killing and doing injury of all types of mobile living beings. (ii) Satya: Refraining from falsehood. (iii) Asteya: Refraining from theft. (iv) Brahmacarya: Refraining from sexual relations except with one's own spouse and to remain contented with one's own spouse. (v)Parigraha Parimana: Limiting one's possessions. (vi) Digvrata: Limiting the field of one's worldly activities in all the ten directions. (vii) Bhogopabhoga Parimana: Limiting one's enjoyment of consumable items like food etc. and non-consumable items like clothes etc. (viii) Anarthadanda Viramana: Taking a vow not to induldge in purposeless, bad activities. (ix) Sāmāyika: To practise mental equanimity. (x) Desavrata: To refrain oneself from worldly activities for a fixed period of time. (xi) Prosadhopavasa: Observing meditation with fast or fast with meditation once a week. (xii) Atithi-Samvibhaga: Offering food etc. to the monks and the needy persons.
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