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contains the essence of monastic conduct, lays down that all ordained ascetics must, at the time of their ordination itself, take the vow of refraining from imbibing all four kinds of foods - staple food, fluids, nourishing foods and taste improvers - after the sun sets. They may neither imbibe such foods themselves, nor ask someone else to so imbibe such foods nor approve of anyone imbibing any food at night. Ten Monastic Duties (Daśa Muni-Dharma)
The venerable ascetics also observe the following ten monastic duties besides the aforementioned five great vows and the vow of refraining from eating or drinking at night: - 1. Noble Forgiveness - by overcoming anger and developing
tolerance. 2. Noble Greedlessness - by overcoming attachment for
material adjunct.. 3. Noble Simplicity - by developing a guileless disposition. 4. Noble Softness - by overcoming pride. 5. Noble Lightness - by renouncing external and internal
encumbrance. 6. Noble Truthfulness - by overcoming falsehood. 7. Noble Restraint - by overcoming indulgence. 8. Noble Penance - by overcoming desire. 9. Noble Renunciation - by overcoming greed, and
10. Noble Celibacy - by overcoming lust. Monastic Virtues –
The Jaina ascetics are endowed with 27 monastic virtues as under: - 1-5. Observing five great vows of non-violence, truthfulness.
Not taking of ungiven things, sexual continence and non
encumbrance (Five Mahāvrata), 6-10. Controlling five senses of touch, taste, hearing, smell
and sight (Pañcendriya Nigraha),
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