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creature But if a common householder were to observe those rules he could not go about his business, he is therefore, obliged to refrain only from intentionally killing living creatures, be it for food, plcasure, gain or any such purpose So it is with the remaining vows, their rigour 18 somewhat lessened in the case of common householder. A common man, may follow a more rigorous practice by taking twelve vrattas or regulations of conduct E. G., He can limit the distance for moving about in this or that direction, abstain from engaging in anything that does not concern him, may set a measure to his food, drink and the things he enjoyst avoiding besides gross enjoyments. He can do "SAMAYIKA', a vow by which a common man undertakes to give up, at stated times, all, sinful activities by sitting himself down at a quiet, place and meditating on holy things and so on. Besides these, many small vratas are also shown for refutation, abstinence and penance which are termed as stall vratas or the roles by the observance of which, one is sure to improve his or her inderself and gain thereby everlasting peace and happiness. Ofcourse the exceptions to the vratas should be to the minimum
Most of these regulations of conduct' for laymen' are intended to make them participate, 10 a measure and for sometime, in the merits and benefits of monastic life without obliging them to renounce the world altogether Thus it is evident that lay class are not consideredi as
