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Samvatsari Pratikramana
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The second supporting vow is to restrict the amount and number of articles which can be used and reused, and avoid occupations involving gross violence. When will that auspicious day come in my life, when I will take the vow to restrict the number of eg. towels, napkins, bathing water, garments, tooth brushes, oils, lotions, pastes, cosmetics, ornaments, incenses, beverages, sweets, variety of grains, pulses, ghee, oil, milk, curds, green vegetables, fruits, number of items in diet, water, flowers, etc? I also desire that I be able to restrict the number of vehicles, footwear, beds, mattresses, animate things such as fruits with seeds, unboiled water, etc. I shall try to restrict to the best of my abilities, from consuming or using such and other things and not to exceed the set limits, personally, asking some one else to do for me, or encouraging others to do so mentally, verbally, or physically. I shall also try not to get engaged in any occupation that involves gross violence to other living beings, personally, asking someone else to do so, or encouraging others to do so mentally, verbally, or physically.
There are following five major violations pertaining to this vow of limitation of consumption: 1. Consuming animate things, 2. Using inanimate things, that are in contact with animate things, 3. Consuming something that is partially cooked, 4. Consuming something that is cooked in a cruel way, or 5. Consuming something in which there is less to eat and more to discard.
If I have indulged in any of the above acts, then may all my such sins be dissolved. TASSA MICHCHHAMI DUKKADAM.
