Book Title: Tattvartha Sutram
Author(s): Adishwarprasad Jain
Publisher: Adishwar Jain

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________________ Tatvartha Sutram 1 fa Digirata, (Taking a life-long vow) to limit (his worldly activity to fixed points in all the 10 )directions, (e East, West, North South, South-east East-north, North-west, and West-south, and up and down) 2., Deshavrata (Taking a vow to) limit (the above also for a) shorter (penod of time, e g for one's weekly or daily worldly activity) 120 3, Anarthadanda-vrata, (Talang a vow) not to commit purposeless sin, (It has 5 lands) (1), Apadh, ana, Thinking ill of others, (2), Papopadest a Preaching of sin (to others), (3), Pramada-chantra Thoughtless or inconsiderate conduct (as breaking the boughs of trees, etc., without any purpose) (4), Himsadana, Giving objects of offence (to others) (5), Dutshruti, (reading or) hearing bad (books) The above 3, 1e Digvrata, Deshavrata and Anarch-dandavrata) are called Ju Gunai ratas, multiplicative rows, because they raise the value of the 5 vows (Ahimsa, etc.) 4 Samayıka, (Taking a vow to devote so much time everyday, (once, twice or three ames, at sunrise, sunset and noon to contemplation of the self (for spiritual anvancement.) 5, Prosadhoparasa, (Taking a row to) fast (on 4 days of the month, viz., the two 8th and the two 14th days of every lunar fort-night.) (Fast means abstention from food and drink and devoting one's time to religious study and contemplation, etc.) 6 M-GIA-TRG Upaohoga-paribhoga-parimana (Taking a row every day) limiting one's enjoyment of consumable and nonconsumable things. 7 ¬ Atithi-samı ibhaga (Taking a vow to take one s food (only after) feeding the ascetics with a part (of it.) If ascetics are scarce, another person may be fed in their place, if he is observing the rows of a house-holder or is possessed of right belief, or any afflicted or poor person. These last 4 ( e, Samayıka, Prosadhopavasa, Upabhoga-paribhogaparimana and Atithi-samvibhaga) are called f Siksavratas, disciplinary vows, so called because they are preparatory for the discipline of ascetic's life.

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