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who give detalled instructions to young ascetics about 1 quam grabana fiksā (various modes of studying the sūtras and of studying their appropriate meaginga, and 2. urterar āsèvena sikşā (instructions about the correct ways of doing daily rites and Corrects ways of bringing food and other materials,—and who are themselves very careful In observing the rules of conduct regarding parar pancācāra ( five kinds of daily exercises ) viz. 1. A TT Jnănācāra (dally acquisition of knowledge) 2, ziarenk Darsanācāra (creating strong and steady faith) 3 entrar Căritrácăra (improvement of ones daily life ) 4. agram Tapācāra (practice of religious austerities with the object of subduing one's Inner passions), and 5. frater Viryācāra (increase of power of one's inner self) and who always advise young sādbus to follow the right path.
5 Sri Sthavira Pada. One who brings persons going astray to the right path is called a sthavira (a venerable person). One's parents and other elderly persons are laukika sthaviras while worthy ascetics who are strictly following the five Great Vows of a Jalna Sadhu, are lokottara sthaviras (worthy ascetics who always look to the well-being of the next life). In Jaina literature, sthaviras are of three kinds-namely 1 T ua Vayasthavira 2. पर्यायस्थविर Paryaya sthavira and 3 अखस्थविर Srutasthavira. An ascetic who is more than sixty years old is Vaya Sthavira. One who has completed twenty years of ascetic life is Paryāya Sthavira, while one who has studled upto Samavayānga sūtra is a śruta Sthavira. These worthy persons deserve high respect.
nine kinds:- 1. A sādbu should not remain in a place frequented by females-human, animal, celestial, a-cetana (lifeless, artificial) or eunachs. 2. He should avoid talking with females and eunachs, as well as, talks about love matters. 3. He should not occupy the same seat as a female. 4. He should avoid looking at the beautiful limbs and charmlag bodily organs of females, as they are likely to arouse sexual instincts. 5. He should not listen to amorous talks of loving couples residing in a building with a
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