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TATTVĀRTHA SŪTRA: VOWS AND CHARITY : 115
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3. Vow Of Non-Stealing• Stenaprayogatadāhrtādānaviruddharājyātikramahīnā
-dhikamānon mānapratirūpakavyavahārāḥ || 22 || To encourage to steal, to receive stolen goods, to evade taxes
imposed by law of the land, to use false weights and measures, and to put false goods or currency in ciculation are the five
flaws of the third minor vow of non-stealing. (22) 4. Vow Of Sexual Discretion - • Paravivāhakaranetvaraparigrhītāgamanānangakrīdā
tīvrakāmābhinivesāh || 23 || The flaws of the fourth minor vow of sexual discretion are – to
arrange the marriages of others (for whom one is not responsible), to have sexual relations with a member of the opposite sex married to some one else, or unmarried, to
indulge in erotic activity and an intense desire for sexual act. 5. Vow Of Limited Encumbrance - • Ksetravāstuhiranyasuvarnadhanadhānyadāsīdāsa
kupyaparimānātikramah || 24 || Five flaws pertaining to the fifth minor vow of limiting one's
encumbrance are - to exceed the limits laid down (at the time of taking the vow) for lands and buildings, for silver and gold, for the animals and grains, for the male and female servants
and for the clothes and utensils. (24) 6. Vow Of Limiting Directions - • Ürdhvādhastiryagvyatikramaksetravrddhismrtyan
tardhānāni || 25 || The excesses of the this vow of limiting the extent of movement in
the ten directions namely four cardinal ones, four diagonal ones, vertically above and vertically below - are to.exceed the laid down limits and to forget the laid down limits. (25)
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