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In our life we may come across many sinful activities. Jain literature has classified them into the following eighteen categories and we repent for indulging in any of them: 1- prānātipātat-To hurt or kill any living being (Violence) 2- Mrushāvāda, - To lie 3- Adatta-dāna - To steal 4- Maithuna - Sensuous indulgence or unchastity 5- Parigraha - Possessiveness and accumulation of wealth and power 6- Krodha - Anger 7- Māna - Ego 8- Māyā - Deceit or deception 9- Lobha - Greed 10- Rāga - Attachment or craving 11- Dvesa - Resentment or aversion 12- Kalah - Disputes or quarreling 13- Abhyākhyāna - Allegation or false accusation 14- Paishunya - Slander and backbiting 15- Rati-Arati - Affection and dis-affection 16- Para-parivāda - Gossiping 17- Maya-mrushā-vāda - To lie maliciously or deceitful lying 18- Mithyātva-shalya - To have a wrong perception or to believe in a materialist god, guru or religion. If I have committed any of the sinful acts personally, have encouraged others to commit them, or have appreciated them being committed by others, mentally, verbally or physically, I sincerely repent and ask for forgiveness.
We acquire bad (Pāpa) karma by doing various sinful activities. This sutra indicates that all our sinful activities can be classified into 18 different categories, and we ask for forgiveness of such sinful activities.
સંક્ષિપ્ત પ્રતિક્રમણ સ્થાપના સૂત્ર Savvassa vi devasia duchchintia, dubbhäsia, duchchitthia, Ichchhä-kärena sandisaha bhagavan! Ichchham,
Tassa michchhä mi dukkadam. (1)
