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SHRAMAN MAHAVIR
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eating and speaking 1 Human life is ennobled by one's capacity to deal with the commonplace situations. This truth is reflected in the concept of the respective modes of asceticism
The Lord prescribed the threefold restraints or Guptıs-- 9 Restraint of mind-prevention of the influx of thoughts
or keeping the mind thought-free 2 Restraint of speech-a suppression of utterance of silence 3 Restraint of body-Keeping the body steady, keeping it
relaxed and discarding possessive notions of one's body
The Lord felt that non-violence, truth, continence etc are the rewards of the cultivation of self-restraint To achieve these virtues suitable means should be carefully adopted and practised
A sensible cultivation of cautious speech and sparing and restrained utterance constitute truth in life
A wise cultivation of Irya (discreet movement) Aishana (discreet eating) and bodily and mental control orientate life in non-violence
Bodily and mental control, when properly cultivated, orientate life in continence
Lord Mahavira elaborated the four-fold code of conduct of Lord Parshwa into the thirteen-fold code 3
1 Non-violence, 2 Truth, 3 Non-stealthiness, 4 Continence, 5. Non-acquisition, 6 Discreet movement, 7 Discreet utterance, 8 Discreet eating, 9 Discreet behaviour, 10 Discreet reply to the call of nature,
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Nayadhammakahao 1/150 'Uttarajjhiyanı , 24/1,2 Charitrabhaktı of Pujyapada,' Verse 7.
