Kalpasutra

Author(s): J Stevenson
Publisher: Oriental Translation Fund London

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INTRODUCTION.
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least the attempt to read the Institute before this propitious assembly
The five following duties are those, which, without fuil, must be performed during the reading of the work. The revereneing of the images of deified saints--venerating the Sages the yearly confession-mutual forgiveness of faults—the right kind of austerity (i.e. fasting one whole day, and eating but one meal on the preceding and succeeding day)* Besides these, the following religious acts are incumbent upon the Srávakast. The writing of the Kalpa Sútra, text and comment, which is a special duty, since the hearing alone may become the means of liberation after the third transmigration. They should perform the fasts as far as their ability permits. Everywhere in the city proclamation is to be made by sound of trumpet, forbidding to kill any living creature
* चैत्यपरिपाठो समस्तमाधुवंदनं मांवत्सरिक प्रतिक्रमणं मियः साधर्मिकं शमणं अष्टमंतपश्च + Auditors, i.'. the Jain laits.
This is called the 3771Tagat? Asoka's famous clicts seem to have been such a proclamation committed to writing, and engraved on stone to render them more permanent. From this and other places it appears that on the Jain laity the following five duties are at all times incumbent :-Merey to all living creatures, the giving of gifts. the cherishing of pions