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group is pertaining to heart and mind, that is an ascetic should stop from thinking or desiring those activities which are by nature non-spiritualistic The second VACHAN GUPTI is pertaining to the science of speech, that is an ascetic must have control over his or her speech and should not indulge in those words or subjects which hamper spirituality. The third is KAYA GUPTI which is pertaining to body, an ascetic should restrain himself or herself from negligent physical activities and indulge in those which help promote spirituality. In short these thirteen vows are very important and the Jain monks and nuns are supposed to observe them in toto even at the cost of their lives. Now we shall see the other necessary twenty points besides many other small rules which are required to be observed by the Jain ascetics over and above the fandamental thirteen ones
1. According to Jaia philosophy it is believed that life is in earth, water, fire, air and in the vegitable kingdom, hence Jaio ascetics cannot kill those lives nor approve of such killing nor they can induce any one to kill them.
2. Come what may the Jain ascetics can never tell lies for their own safety under any circumstances, neither they can speak out the truth which is offensive by nature and which is harmful to others as well as that which hurts the feelings of others.
3. They are banned from giving any kind of evidence in a court of law.
