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controlling of the unchecked activity of these inlets of karmas is equally necessary for the aspirant for release from the bondage of sin.' To this end the following rules have been laid down by the omniscient Tirthamkaras for the guidance of their unevolved brethren :
1. The control of the mind, speech and the body (gupti).
2. The cultivation of the habit of carefulness (samiti), in respect of the following five particulars :
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(a) walking, so as not to injure any living being;
(b) speech, so as not to cause pain to any one by offensive, disagreeable language, or by a careless use of words having a tendency to incite others to violent deeds;
(c) eating, so as not to cause injury to any living being;
(d) handling things-the water gourd, books and the feather whisk, with which there is a great danger of injury to small insects; and
(e) evacuation and disposal of fæces, urine, and the like.
3. The observance of the rules of the dasa-lakṣana (consisting of ten rules or commandments) dharma (path), viz.—
(a) forgiveness,
(b) humility,
(c) honesty, or straightforwardness,
(d) truthfulness,
(e) purity of mind, i.e., the avoidance of passions,
(f) mercy and control of senses,
(g) tapa (asceticism, i.e., the performance of acts of self-denial, in order to bring the pure attributes of the soul into manifestation),
(h) renunciation (the giving of gifts, non-attachment and the like),
(2) avoidance of greed, and
(j) chastity.
