Treatise on Jainism

Author(s): Jayantibhai S Sanghvi
Publisher: S J Sanghvi

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A Treatise on Jainism
75. the shedding of the karmas already bound to the soul. In addition to these, austerities (tapa) also cause the shedding before its time.. Tapa, austerities are external and internal. External austerities are six :(1) Anashana, Fasting. (2) Avamodarya, Eating less than one's fill,
or less than one has appetite for. (3) Vritti-parisankhyana, Taking a mental
vow to accept food from a house-holder, only if a certain condition is fulfilled, without letting anyone know about the
vow. (4) Rasa-parityaga, Daily renunciation of
one or more of 6 kinds of delicacies, viz. :- (a) Ghee (Butter, clarified butter), (b) Milk, (c) Curd, (d) Sugar, (e) Salt,
(f) Oil. (5) Vivikta-shayyasana, sitting and sleeping
in a lonely place, devoid of animate
beings. (6) Kaya-klesha, Mortification of the body,
so long as the mind is not disturbed.