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Voracity Votamda Vraj rushabh naraj sanhanan Vrat Vrata Vrata-anatichara Vratas
Ravenousness i.e. excessive desire to eat Wranglings Strong body Vow; Solemn pledge Vow; Abstinence; Resolution; Solemn Pledge Non-transgression in vows Vows (2) Five Great Vows (mahavratas) are:
1. Ahimsa (not to kill) 2. Amrisa (not to tell a lie) 3. Achaurya (not to steal) 4. Amaithuna (not to indulge in sexual behavior) 5. Aparigraha (not to have attachments/possessions)
These are to be followed in their most rigorous form, and without lapse, by the monks and nuns. The same five, when prescribed for members of the lay order, become somewhat lenient. These are called Lesser Vows (anuvratas), and then they take the following names:
1. Pranatipata viramana (to desist from killing) 2. Mirsavada viramana (to desist from telling lies) 3. Adattadana viramana (not to accept when not rightly
bestowed) 4. Maithuna viramana (to desist from sexual behavior) 5. Parigraha parimana (to fix the size of acquisition)
To illustrate, a householder is permitted to cook food even
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