Book Title: Tattvartha Sutram
Author(s): J L Jaini
Publisher: Champat Rai Jain

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________________ Tatvartha Sutram SUTRA 18 निःशल्यो व्रती ॥। १८ ।। Nihshalyo vrati. Ami Vrati, or a vower should be without (blemish which is like Shalya, which makes the whole body restless.) a) thorn ( Shalya or blemish is of 3 kinds : 118 This 1. R, Maya-shalya, the thorn of deceit. 2. far, Mithya-shalya, the thorn of wrong-belief. 3. f, Nidana, the thorn of Desire for future sense-pleasures. SUTRA 19 अगा sनगारश्च ।। १६ ।। Agaryaanagarshcha. (Vowers are of 2 kinds :) Agarı, house-holders (laymen) and * ¡m Anagara, house-less (ascetics.) SUTRA 20 अणुव्रतोऽगारी ॥ २० ॥ Anuvratoagari. (One whose five) vows (are) partial (is) a house-holder. The house-holder's life has 11 яf Pratimas or stages: 1. fm, Darshana-pratima. A true Jain must have perfect and intelligent belief in Jainism. He must have a good knowledge of its dotrines and their applications. He must give up meat, wine and honey. He must have a belief free from defects. He must more or less observe the 5 vows. 2. Vrata pratima. He must observe the 5 Anuvratas without defect, the 3 gunavratas, and 4 Siksavratas. To give details, he must not destroy life, must not tell a lie, must not make unpermitted use of another man's property, must be chaste and must limit his possessions for life (the 5 Anuvartas) he must make a perpetual and a daily vow to go in certain directions and to certain distances only, must avoid useless talk, act or thought of sinful things (the 3

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