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Six Major Vows & Eighteen Types of Sin
Make
it the six major vows maha=
major vrat=vows These
are ahimsa=
nonviolence achourya=
nonstealing apraigraha=non-acquisitiveness satya=truth,
asatya= lies brahmacharya=
celibacy abrahmacharya=sexuality in
thoughts, speech and words + sixth
one ratri=night
bhojan=meal eating
after dark not
to eat after dark These
are the traditional major vows of the monks of Jain religion, but by
being I
am pure Soul...all are covered. This
is well expalined in the book http://www.dadashri.org/aptavanitwo.pdf search
under mahavrat
and anuvrat or
major vows not
for the meaning but how Dadashri comes up with a totally new vision
and meaning of these words, which the traditional jains even, are
unaware of. Now
the 18 sin locations --paap sthanaks are the following... hasya=
laughter (jest that hurts others) rati=pleasure
seeking, sexual activity, attachment arati=aversion,
absence of pleasure obstructions
of 5 types:
labh=to profit
bhog=to enjoyment
upbhog=to enjoy that which is beyond enjoyment
daan=to charity
virya=to energy expression shok=grief bhaya=fear juguptsa=
turning away, inability to look at that which is unpleasant mithyatva=
wrong vision and belief agnan=ignorance apratyakhyan=indecision
about repeating the error raag=attachment dwesh=abhorrence nindra=sleep kaam=sexuality rati,
arati; 5 antaraya-obstructions: daan labh, bhog, upbhog, virya;
bhay, shok, juguptsa, mithyatva, agnan, apratyakhyan, raag,
dwesh, nindra and kaam All
of these are covered for the one who follows the Agnas. All
these encompass subtle deviation--vikaar from the Self. Jai Sat Chit Anand, |
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