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Giving up Gross Untruth (Sthula Mṛṣāvāda Viramana) To refrain from telling any intentional gross lies is to observe the minor vow of 'Gross Truth'. The five types of gross lies are
I. Telling lies about a girl with bad intentions to damage her matrimonial chances (Kanyālīka),
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II. Telling lies about livestock with an intent to earn undue profit by selling bad stock as good or to damage someone else's profits by spreading bad rumours about his good stock (Gavālīka),
III. Telling lies about immovable property with the similar intentions (Bhūmi-alīka),
IV. To embezzle the property placed in trust (Nyāsāpahāra) and
V. To give motivated false evidence (Kūtasākṣya).
The excesses (Aticāra) of this vow are
a. Sahasābhyākhyāna - To put blame on someone without due thought,
b. Rahasyabhyākhyāna - To reveal someone's entrusted
secrets,
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c. Svadāra-mantrabheda
by one's own wife,
d. Mrsopadeśa - To preach false sermons, and e. Kūtlekhakarana - To falsify documents.
To reveal the secrets shared
Giving up Gross Stealing (Sthūla Adattādāna Viramana) To refrain from intentionally misappropriating any one's material or animal property to own use is to observe the minor vow of 'Gross Nonstealing'. Smaller thefts are taking of inconsequential things such as dust, ash, toothpick, etc that has no ill intent behind the theft and that does not cause a considerable loss to the owner. On the other hand gross theft is always with bad intent of causing loss to the owner. The five types of gross thefts are as follows;
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