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(5) depriving of vitality; and (6) piteous moaning to attract compassion.
For the vow against unchastity the following should be observed: (1) not reading or hearing stories exciting attachment to womed; (2) not seeing their beautiful bodies; (3) not remembering the past enjoyment of women; (4) not taking exciting drinks; (5) not beautifying one's own body; (6) meditation on maitrī (benevolence for all living beings); (7) delight at the sight of beings; (8) compassion; and (9) indifference.
Householder's life has eleven stages:---
(1) A true Jaina must have perfect and intelligent belief in Jainism. He must have it good kuowlerlge of its doctrines and their applications. Ile must give up meat, wine and honey. He must have a belief free from defects. He must observe five vows.
(2) He must not destroy life, must not tell a lie; must, not make upermitted use of another man's property; must be chaste; must make a perpetual and daily vow to go in certain directions; must avoid useless talk; must limit the articles of his diet and enjoyment for the day; must worship at fixed times, morning, noon and evening; must give charity for the sake of knowledge, etc., every day; must try not to transgress the last seven vows.
(3) He must meditate faultlessly, regularly and for fixed hours, not less than 48 minutes every time.
(4) He must fast faultlessly on the 8th and 14th day of every lunar fortnight.
(5) He must not take animate vegetable and water. (6) He must not take or give food or drink at night.
(7) He must give up sexual intercourse even with his wife.
(8) He must give up his means of livelihood, cooking, etc.
(9) He must give up his desire for the worldly objects, and be contented with abandoning all his properties except a few clothes and utensils.
(10) He must not advise on any worldly activity.
(11) He will beg his food and refuse what is especially prepared for him.
A householder must have seven supplementary vows: (1) taking a lifelong vow to limit directions; (2) taking a vow to limit a period of time; (3) taking a vow not to commit purposeless sin; (4) taking a vow to devote so much time every day for spiritual advancement; (5) taking a vow to fast on four days of the month; (6) taking a vow every day
