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MEDIEVAL JAINISM : CULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT
तत्थ खलु भगवया परिण्णा पवेदिया, इमस्स चेव जीवियस्स, परिवंदणमाणण पूयणाए, जाइमरण मोयणाए, दुक्खपडिघायहेउं, से सयमेव वणस्सतिसत्यं समारंभइ, अण्णेहि वा वणस्सइसत्यं समारंभावेति, अण्णे वा वणस्सइसत्यं समारभमाणे समणु जाणाति, तं से अहियाए तं से अबोहिए'
In this couplet prohibition of vegetation has been explained. The consumption or use of vegetation for personal propaganda, publicity and even in worshiping of god is sin. Its use in such a way may lead to his misfortune.
एस खलु गंथे, एस खल मोहे, एस खलु मारे, एस खलु णिरए । इच्चत्थं गठिए लोए जमिणं विरूवरूवेहि सत्ये हिं वणस्सइकम्म समारंभेणं, वणस्स इसत्यं समारंभमाणे अण्णे अणेगरूवे पाणे विहंसइ ।'
In spite of all these warnings and laws the human being uses the vegetation. It is a great sin.
All the consumable articles have been grouped into 26 categories and a Shravaka is not supposed to take any one of these. For this one has to take even oath for it if he is really a Jain. These are known as Parimana, the ninth speaks of flower known as पुष्प विहि परिमाण, seventeenth speaks of green vegetables, known as
साम विहि परिसन eighteenth speaks of citrus fruits known as माहुरविहि परिमाण, Pariman nos. 5, 10 and 11 are equally important.
In the consumption Parimana 15 types of occupation for livelihood have been mentioned prohibitory known as पन्द्रह कर्मादान in which three, viz., first, second and thirteenth emphasise the conservation of vegetation
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