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Ratnakarandaka-śrāvakācāra
Just as the encircling walls guard towns, similarly, śīlavrata (supplementary vows comprising three guņavrata and four śikṣāvrata) protect the minor vows (aņuvrata). Therefore, it is imperative for a votary to observe the śīlavrata too.
Adapted from:
Jain, Vijay K. (2012), "Shri Amritachandra Suri's Purusārthasiddhyupāya", p. 87.
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