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Tatvartha Sutram
SUTRA 18
नि गत्यो व्रती ॥। १८ ।।
Nihshalyo vrati
A af Vrati, or a vower should be without (blemish which is like a) thorn (Shalya, which makes the whole body restless) Shalya or blemish is of 3 kinds
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AR, Maya-shalya, the thorn of deceit
2. f, Mithya-shalya, the thorn of wrong-belief
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fa, Nidana, the thorn of Desire for future sense-pleasures
SUTRA 19
गार्य नगारश्च ॥ १६ ॥
Agaryaanagarshcha.
(Vowers are of 2 kinds) a Agar, house-holders (laymen) and ..π 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, 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 व्रतप्रतिमा Drata 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
