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VERMANAM' (APARIGRAHA-non-possession) that is not to keep any worldly possessions. These five are better termed as FIVE MAHAVRATAS or the five fundamental njunctions. The second group consists of five SAMITIS. They are (1) IRIYA SAMITI. (2) BHASHA SAMITI. (3) ESHANA SAMITI. (4) ADAN BHANDAMATTA NIXEPNA SAMITI. (5) PARITHAVANIYA SAMITI The third group consists of three GUPTIS. They are 'MANOGUPTI' VACHAN GUPTI and KAYA GUPTI', the later two groups are called, "PRAVACHAN MATA” or the eight rules of conduct which are so to say an aid in obserying perfectly the first five MAHAVRATAS. As these are important we shall now see them in details as expounded by Lord Mahavira and transpired to us by the Jain religious heads. The first and the most important one 18 not to kill, called, 'AHIMSA' in Sanskrit. It means abstinence from wishing evil to any being by word, act or thought. Complete abstinence from this kind of killing is the first requirement of a Jain ascetic Lord Muharra has said:
अविवायवो कीरति पापकम्म "Those who commit violence. commit sinful actions.".
It can be said, “Oh Goddess non-violence, thou art the annihilator of ill-feeling, fear keeps away from thee, the impermost soul of the world is unfolded by thee, thou art the benefactress of every living thing and to every pious
