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[Some Jain Concepts and Conduct genuine case of infraction (aticāra), if done frivolously or of the spur of the moment. But they become cases of infringement (bhanga), if done with serious intention. For instance, simply receiving the stolen goods is a case of aticāra but to instigate a thief to steal is a case of anācāra or bhanga."
The interconnection between theft and hiṁsā is explained by Amitagati in following words. The stealing of the possessions of a person virtually stealing his life because his property is a source of sustenance for him.”
Similarly Amrtacandra says that the appropriation of others property, out of passion like greed is an act of theft which should be considered as violence because it leads to injury to others. 39
Svadārāsantosa aņuvrata : the fourth aņuvrata is abstinence from sexual relationship with women other ones than own wife. 40
The infractions of this aņuvrata are five namely (i) ittariyapariggahiyagamana - intercourse with woman accepted as wife (ii) apariggahiyagamana - intercourse with an unmarried woman (iii) anangakira - amorous play (iv) paravivāhakarana - match making (v) kāmabhogativvabhiläsa - intense feeling for sexual pleasures.! .
Haribhadra quotes from the Cūrņi to say that the brahmavrata saves humanity from the danger of promiscuous sexual life that will demolish the social order and turn human being into the brutes. 42
Paragrahaparimāņa aņuvrata - the fifth sthüla aņuvrata is concerned with voluntary limitation of one's desires and ambitions (icchāparimāņa) for worldly possessions.
The Śrāvaka takes a vow of not possessing or acquiring animate and inanimate objects beyond the self imposed limits.
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