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Q.VII.20.3 A.VII.20.3
Who is called a householder votary (ag r anuvrat r vaka)? A person who is incapable of observing the vows completely and stays as a householder to observe the vows partially by maintaining a disposition of detachment is called a householder votary.
Q.VII.20.4 A.VII.20.4
What is the minor vow of non-violence (ahims anuvrata)? Due to the difficulty of Practicing the non injury against all types of mobile and immobile living beings, a person giving up intentional injury of mobile living beings completely and minimizing continuously the injury against the immobile living beings as per his/ her capabilities is said to be observing the minor vow of non-violence.
Q.VII.20.5 A.VII.20.5
What is the minor vow of truthfulness (saty nuvrata)? Not to speak injurious and false words under the influence of attachment / aversion or delusion is called the minor vow of truthfulness.
Q.VII.20.6 A.VII.20.6
What is the minor vow of non-stealing (acaury nuvrata)? Not to take an object which involves legal or social punishment is called the minor vow of non-stealing.
Q.VII.20.7
A.VII.20.7
What is the minor vow of not casting an evil / lustful eye on other men / women (brhmacary nuvrata)? Not to cast an evil (lustful) eye on any person except the own legal and religiously married spouse is called brhmacary nuvrata.
Q.VII.20.8
What is meant by the minor vow of non-possession (aparigrah
nuvrata)? To set and observe a limit on the possessions of wealth is called the minor vow of non-possession.
A.VII.20.8
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Q.VII.21.1 A.VII.21.1
Which are the vows which supplement the minor vows? The seven supplementary vows called lavrata enhance the potency of the minor vows.
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