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house is because this way
Upäshray or Paushadha the householders will not ‘‘પ્રબદ્ધ જીવન’ હવે ડિજિટલ સ્વરૂપે ઉપલબ્ધ
Shälä. They may stay in have to cook again. The | ૧૯૨૯ થી માર્ચ ૨૦૧૫ સુધી ‘પ્રબુદ્ધ જીવન'ના બધાં જ અંકો
places other than the cooking process involves
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Loch (Plucking of hair) : The violence due to their needs.
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plucked by others. This is ing food will not require the householders to cook again. called Kesh-lochan or Loch. It is also considered as They accept food, which is within the limit of their vows. one kind of austerity where one bears the pain of lucking Digambar monks do not keep any utensils required for hair calmy. Clothing: Digambar Jain monks do not wear food to carry from one house to another. They eat the any clothes. Shvetambar monks wear un-stiched or food given into their hands only. Hence on each day minimumlly stiched white cotton clothes. A loincloth, they have food (Ähär) at one house only. They eat and which reaches to the shins, is called a Cholapattak. drink only once a day, standing in one position. They Another cloth covering the upper part of the body is do not use any utensils for food and drink. They fold called Pangarani (Uttariya Vastra). A cloth that passes both hands together so that householder can put a small over the left shoulder and covers the body up to a littel amount of food in their hands till they have finished above the ankle is called a kamli. They also carry a eating. Vihär (Travel): Jain monks and nuns always bed sheet and a mat to sit on. Shvetambar monks also walk bare footed and continuously travel from one place have a Muhapatti - a square or rectangular piece of to another. They do not use any vehicle like bullock cloth of a prescirbed measurement either in their hand cart, car, boat, ship or plane for traveling. Whether it is or tied on their face covering the mouth. They also have cold weather or scorching sun; whether the road is Ogho or Rajoharan (a broom of woolen threads) to clear rough, unpaved, or full of thorns; whether it is burning insects from where they sit or walk. Digambar monks hot desert sand or sun-baked asphalt, they do not wear have a Morpichhi (peacock feathers) instead of an Ogho any footwear at any time. They move about on bare and a Kamandal (small wooden pot) in their hands to feet JAIN ASCETICS (SADHUS AND SADHVIS) all keep water for purification of the body. These are the their life. The reason for not wearing shoes is that while articles by which they can be distinguished. This pracwalking, they can avoid crushing the bugs or insects tice may vary in different sects of Jains but the essenon the ground. When they travel from place to place, tial principles remain the same to limit needs. Conferthey preach religion (Dharma) and provide proper spiri- ring a Title: The Jain Sädhus, after being initiated (retual guidance to people. They do not stay more than a ceiving Dikshä), devote their lives to spiritual activities few days in any one place except during the rainy sea- such as meditation, seeking knowledge, acquiring selfson, which is about four months in duration. The rea- discipline, etc. Proceeding on the path of spiritual enson they do not stay anywhere permanently or for a deavor, they reach a higher level of attainment. Their long period in one place is to avoid developing an at- spiritual elders, for the preservation of the four-fold Jain tachment for material things and the people around Sangha, confer upon them special titles. The Title of them. The Sädhus and Sadhvis generally do not go Acharyä: This title is considered to be very high and out at night. The place where they stay is called involves a great responsibility. The entire responsibil
