________________
KARMA PHILOSOPHY
173
Partial Transgressions.
Eating food that contains animate beings, etc. (see Tattvarthadhigama Sutra, chapter 7, verse 30. Cf. Yogasastra, III, 97).
Eighth Vow.
(Anarthadanda-viramana vrita.)
The Sanskrit name of this Vow consists of five words the first of which is a negative; the second means profit, benefit, motive, aim, object, necessary reason, purpose, etc., the third word in the name means evils or bad effects, and the last two words mean undertaking to refrain from.
is an undertaking
not to
So this eighth vow incur unnecessary evils.
We bring unneccessary evils upon ourselves to no purpose, by indulging in thoughts, words, and deeds in which there is no benefit to society, to our friends, or to ourselves.
A layman cangot avoid the evils entailed by his necessary pursuits; but he can undertake to avoid the evils entailed by unnecessary pursuits and activities such as thinking about, speaking about, or otherwise busying himself with matters that do not concern him or in which there is no benefit.
Jain Education International
For Private & Personal Use Only
www.jainelibrary.org
