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11-14. Careful about four passions - anger, pride, guile and
greed (Kaşāya-Vivek), 15. Volitional truth (Bhava Satya), 16. True of methods (Karana Satya), 17. True of means (Yoga Satya), 18. Forgiveness (Ksamā), 19. Detachment (Vairāgya), 20. Propriety of thoughts (Mana-Samādhāranatā), 21. Propriety of speech (Vacana-Samādhāraṇatā), 22. Propriety of body (Kāya-Samădhāranatā), 23. Scriptural knowledge (Iñāna-Sampannatal), 24. Right-belief (Darśan-Sampannatā), 25. Right-conduct (Caritra-Sampannatā), 26. Tolerance for pain and hardhips (Vedanā Sahanśīlatā),
and 27. Equanimity in death (Mrtyu Sahanśīlatā). Six Essentials (Sadāvasyaka)
Monastic life is essentially spiritual. It, therefore, prescribes certain essential practices that must be undertaken by every member of ascetic order without fail. There are six such activities, which are called six essentials or “Şadāvaśyaka? These activities have been so designed that they afford an ascetic aspirant opportunity for introspection and consequent correction if he starts going wrong at some stage in his monastic life. These six essential activities that must be undertaken everyday are as follows: -
1. Sāmāyik - Practising equanimity. 2. Caturvimisatistava–Singing praise of twenty-four Lords
Prophets who gave us the right-faith for our spiritual emancipation. This practice is to show gratitude to our
greatest benefactors. 3. Vandan - reverently bowing to the spiritual preceptors
who show us the path of salvation. 4. Pratikramana – recalling all the infringements of the
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