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સદ્ગુરુના ગુણોનું વર્ણન
Panchindiya-samvarano, Taha nava-viha-bambhachera-guttidharo.
Chauviha-kasāya-mukko, Iah atthārasa-gunehim sanjutto. (1)
Pancha-mahavvaya-jutto,
Pancha-vihāyāra-pālana-samattho. Pancha-samio tigutto, Chhattisa-guno guru majjha. (2)
A Guru has 36 Qualities: He possesses complete control over the pleasures of touch, taste, smell, sight, and hearing senses (five Indriya). He observes celibacy by following its nine stipulations. These steps provide proper protection to the vow of celibacy, and are known as the nine Brahmacharya Vada. He completely avoids four passions: Anger, ego, deception and greed. He completely follows the five great vows: Non-violence, Truthfulness, Non-stealing, Celibacy, and Non-possessiveness. Observance of the fivefold spiritual code of conduct:
Right Faith or Conviction (Samyak Darshan), Right Knowledge (Samyak Jnän), Right Conduct (Samyak Charitra), Right Austerities (Samyak Tapa), and
Vigour (Virya). Following Five Samitis: Irya-samiti- to walk carefully, so as not to harm any living beings. Bhasha-samiti- to talk carefully, so as not to harm/hurt any living being. Eshana-samiti- to lie down carefully, so as not to harm any living being. Aadanbhandamatta-nikshepana-samiti- to place ones belongings carefully, so as not to harm/hurt any living being. Paarishthapanikas-samiti- to dispose off ones bodily wastes carefully, so as not to harm any living being. Three Guptis: Constraint of the Mind (mana), Speech (vachan) and Body (kaya).
