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Vows of a House-holder, but they take a vow named "Déśāvakäsika vrata (a vow of limiting one's movements within a certain distance in different directions). They take a Vow to confine their movements within a certain limitation, beyond which they cannot go A house-holder with a vow of abstaining from killing trasa living beings, does not kill any variety of living beings existing outside his limited area because he does not go beyond it. But within his limited area, he will avoid the killing of trasa living beings which are already there or of trasa living beings which are being produced as trasa living beings after their death from trasa kaya bodies or which are being produced as trasa living beings after their death from sthāvara kaya bodies, and he does not needlessly kill sthāvara kāya living beings. Such are his own view-points O Worthy Sadhus! It never happens that all the trasa living beings are produced as Sthavara -kaya beings or that all sthavara-kāya living beings are produced as trasa living beings. Such being the conditions of existence in this Samsara is it, any way, fair to say that-There is no condition of existence in this world which can become a subjectmatter for a house-holder having a Vow of abstinence from killing trasa living beings? Besides, are you justified in creating a uumber of conflicting ideas in Jaina Siddhantas by inventing such talks? O Long-lived Udaka! He, who even lovingly sla. nders a well-restrained Sadhu or a virtuous individual, creates an impediment in the future welfare of his Soul, although he may be endowed with Jniana (Right knowledge), Darśana (Right Belief) and Câritra (Right Conduct ). On the contray; that virtuous person who does not slander a well restrained Sadhu or a virtuous house-holder, and who keeps an affectionate eye towards them, easily acquires Jnana (Right Knowledge) Dars'ana (Right Belife) and Caritra (Right Conduct), and increases the welfare of his Soul for the next life.
Śramaņa Udaka, now began to go away after hearing the detailed and highly interesting explanation of Indrabhūti Gautama,
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