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Q.VII.2.6 A.VII.2.6
How many types of minor vows are there? There are five types of minor vows namely non-violence (ahims nuvrata), speaking the truth (saty nuvrata), non-stealing (acaury nuvrata), celibacy (brhmacary nuvrata) and non-possession (aparigrah nuvrata).
Q.VII.2.7 A.VII.2.7
How many types of major vows are there? There are five types of major vows namely non-violence (ahims mah vrata), speaking the truth (satyamah vrata), non stealing (acauryamah vrata)celibacy (brhmacaryamah vrata) and nonpossession (aparigrahmah vrata).
Q.VII.2.8 A.VII.2.8
Who observes minor and major vows? Minor vows are observed by laity/householders. Major vows are observed by monks / ascetics. When observed by nuns / female ascetics they are also considered as major vows.
Q.VII.2.9 A.VII.2.9
Why the vows observed by ascetics are called major vows? Major Vows are supreme and essential for observance to attain liberation from transgression. They had been earlier observed by ford-makers, great preceptors, their primary disciples etc, also. Therefore the vows practiced by ascetics are called major vows.
Q.VII.2.10 A.VII.2.10
What are the benefits of observing the vows? Observance of the major vows by religious people (ascetics) results in the end of transgression while their partial observance by laity results in merit and auspicious state of the soul.
rRLFks kika Hkkouk% i 'p&ip VII.3 Tatsthairy rtham bh van h pañca-pañca
VFk% Meaning:
mu orka dks flfkj djus ds fy, iR;d or dh i kpb&i kp Hkkouk, i gå To strengthen the vows and make them more effective and stable, there are five observances for each of these.
Q.VII.3.1 A.VII.3.1
What strengthens the practice of vows? To strengthen the practice of vow, the five observances / contemplations of each of the five vows are to be ascertained.
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