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Chapter 7
ETHICAL CODE
Hinsa(a)nrta-steyabrahma-parigrahebhyo
viratirvratam
_Desisting from injury, falsehood,
stealing, unchastity and attachment is the fivefold vow.
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Desasarvato (a)numahati
_The vow is of two kinds, small and great from
its being partial and total.
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Tatsthairyartham
bhavanah pancha-pancha
_For the sake of stabilising the vows, there are
five observan-ces for each of these.
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Van-mano-guptirya-dananikshepana-
samityalokitapanabhojanani pancha
_Control of speech, control of
thought, observing the ground in front while walking, care in taking and placing things or
objects, and examine the food in the sunlight before eating/drinking are five observances
of non-violence.
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Krodha-lobha-bhirutva-hasya-pratyakhyana-
nyanuvichi-bhashanam
cha pancha
_Giving up anger, greed, cowardice
or fearfulness and jest, and speaking flawless words according to the scriptures are five
observances of truth.
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Shunyagara-vimochitavasa-paroparodhakarana-bhaiksha
shuddhi-sadharmavisanvadah pancha
_Residence in a solitary place,
residence in a deserted habitation, causing no hindrance to residence by others,
acceptance of clean food and not quarrelling with brother monks, are five observances of
vow against stealing.
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Striragakathashravana-tanmanoharanganirikshana-
purvaratanusmarana-vrsyeshtarasa
svasharirasanskaratyagah
pancha
_Giving up listening to stories that
excite attachment for women, looking at the beautiful bodies of women, recalling former
sexual pleasure, delicacies stimula-ting amorous desire and adornment of own body,
constitute five observances of chastity.
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Manogyamanogyendriyavishaya-raga-dvesha-varjanani
pancha
_Giving up attachment to objects
agreeable to the five senses and aversion to objects disagreeable to the five senses
constitute five observances of non-attachment.
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Hinsadishvihamutrapaya-vadyadarshanam
_The consequences of violence,
falsehood, stealing, unchastity and attachment are calamity and reproach in this world and
in the next birth.
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Duhkhameva va
_These five sins should be
considered and thought off as the cause of all sufferings.
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Maitri-pramoda-karunya-madhyasthani
cha sattva-gunadhika-klishyamanavineyeshu
_Benevolence towards all living
beings, joy at the sight of the virtuous, compassion and sympathy for the afflicted, and
tolerance towards the insolent and ill-behaved are the right sentiments.
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Jagatkayasvabhavau va
sanvegavairagyartham
_ In order to cultivate awe at the
misery of wordly existence and detachment to worldly things one should medidate over the
nature of mundane existence of the universe and the body.
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Pramattayogatpranavyaparopanam
hinsa
_The severance of vitalities through
pramattayoga (the mind, the speach and the body out of passion) is injury or voilence.
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Asadabhidhanamanrtam
_Speaking through pramattayoga what
is not commendable is falsehood.
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Adattadanam steyam
_Taking through pramattayoga
anything
that is not given is stealing.
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Maithunamabrahma
_Copulation through pramattayoga
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Murchchha parigrahah
_Infatuation is the desire through
pramattayoga for acquisition, safeguarding and addition to external and internal
possessions.
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Nishshalyo vrati
_Any body free from deceitfulness,
non-belief in realities and desire in worldly pleasures is the votary.
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Agaryanagarashcha
_The votaries are of two kinds –
those
in homes and those who
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Anuvrato (a)gari
_One who observes the small vows and live
at home is a householder.
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Digdeshanarthadandavirati-samayika-proshadhopa-
vasopabhogaparibhogaparimanatithi-
sanvibhagavratasampannashcha
_The householder votaries also
follow three minor vows i.e. abstaining from activity with regard to direction, country
and purposeless sin, an four supplementary vows i.e. periodical concen-tration, fasting at
regular intervals (on eighth and fourteenth day of each lunar period of 15 days), limiting
consumable and non-consumable things, and partaking of one's food after feeding an
ascetic.
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Maranantikim
sallekhanam joshita
_At the end of one's duration of
life, the householder votaries should make their body and internal passions emaciated by
abandoning their sources gradually at the approach of death. This is called Sallekhana.
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Shankakanksha-vichikitsa-(a)nyadrstiprashansa-
samyagdrsteraticharah
_Doubt in the teachings of the Jina,
desire for worldly enjoy-ment, repugnance or disgust at the afflicted, admiration for the
knowle-dge and conduct of the wrong believer and praise of wrong believers, are the five
trans-gressions of the right believer.
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Vratashileshu pancha
pancha yathakramam
_There are five transgressions for
each of the vows, minor vows and the supplementary vows.
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Bandha-vadhachchhedati-bhararopanannapana-nirodhah
_Binding, beating, mutilating limbs,
overloading and withholding food and drink are the fire transgressions of non-voilence.
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Mithyopadesha-rahobhyakhyana-kutalekhakriya-
nyasapahara-sakaramantrabhedah
_Perverted teaching, divulging what
is done under secrecy, forgery, misappropriation, and proclaiming others' thoughts are the
five transgressions of truth.
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Stenaprayoga-tadahrtadana-viruddharajyatikrama-
hina-dhikamanonmanapratirupaka-vyavaharah
_Prompting others to steal,
receiving stolen goods, underbuying in a disordered state, using false weights and
measures, and deceiving others with artificial or imitation goods are the five
transgressions of non-stealing.
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Paravivahakaranetvarika-parigrhitaparigrhita-
gamananangakridakama-tivrabhiniveshah
_Bringing about marriage of persons
other than own family members, intercourse with an unchaste married woman, cohabitation
with a harlot, perverted sexual practices and excessive sexual passion are the five
transgressions of chastity.
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Ksetra-vastu-hiranya-suvarna-dhana-dhanya-dasi-
dasa-kupya-pramanatikramah
_Exceeding the limits set by oneself
with regard to cultivable lands and houses, riches such as gold and silver, cattle and
corn, men and women servants and clothes are the five transgressions of non-attachment.
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Urdhvadhastiryagvyatikrama-kshetravrddhi-smrtya-ntaradhanani
_Exceeding the limits set in the
directions, namely upwards, downwards and horizontally, enlarg-ing the boundaries in the
accepted directions, and forgetting the bound-aries set, are the five transgressions of
the minor vow of direction.
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Anayana-preshyaprayoga-shabdarupanupata-pudgalakshepah
_Asking someone staying outside the
country of one's resolve to bring something from there,
commanding someone there to do something, indicating one's intentions by sounds, by
showing oneself, and by throwing clod etc. are the five transgressions of the minor vow to
abstain from activities beyond a country.
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Kandarpa-kautkucya-maukharya-samikshyadhi-
kiranopabhoga-paribhoganarthakyani
_Vulgar jokes, vulgar jokes
accompanied by gesticulation, garrulity, unthinkingly indulging in too much action,
keeping more than required consumable and non-consumable objects, are the five
transgressions of the vow of desisting from unnecessary sin.
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Yoga-duspranidhananadara-smrtyanupa-sthanani
_Misdirected activity of mind,
speach and body, lack of earnestness and fluctuation of thought are the five
transgressions of concentration.
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Apratyaveksitapramarjitotsargadana-sanstaropa-
kramananadara-smrtyanupasthanani
_Excreting, handling sandal-wood
paste, flowers, etc., and spreading mats and sitting or sleaping thereon without
inspecting and cleaning the place and the materials, lack of earnestness and lack of
concentration are the five transgressions of fasting at regular intervals.
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Sachittasambandha-sammishrabhishava-duhpakvaharah
_Taking food containing
(one-sensed) organisms, placed near organisms and mixed with organisms, stimulants and
ill-cooked, are the five transgressions of vow to limit consumbales and non-consumbales.
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Sachittanikshepapidhana-paravyapadesa-matsarya-kalatikramah
_Placing the food on things with
organisms such as green leaves, covering it with such things, offer food donated by others
inform the same, offer food without respect, and offer food in an untimely manner, are the
five transgressions of vow to partake food after feeding an ascetic.
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Jivitamaranashansa-mitranuraga-sukhanubandha-nidanani
_Desire for life, desire for death,
recollection of affection for friends, recollection of pleasures and constant longing for
enjoyment, are the five transgressions of Sallekhana.
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Anugrahartham
svasyatisargo danam
_Charity is the giving of one's
wealth to another for mutual benefit.
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Vidhi-dravya-datr-patra-visheshattadvisheshah
_The distinction with regard to the
effect of a gift consists in the manner, the thing given, the nature of the giver and the
nature of the recipient. The desired qualities are the manner - with reverence, the thing
- promotes austerities, study etc., the giver - free from envy and dejection, and the
recipient - qualities which lead to salvation.
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ETHICAL CODE
Vows And Observances:
The vows are renunciation of violence, untruth, stealing, unchastity and possessiveness.
The vows are of two kinds: Partial and total.
There are five observances each for imbibing these five vows.
The five observances for the vow of nonviolence are:
carefulness of speech,
carefulness of thoughts,
carefulness in walking,
carefulness in lifting and placing objects,
carefulness in obtaining and preparing one's food and drink .
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The five observances for the vow of truth are speaking according to the principles of religion, and giving up anger, greed, cowardice and frivolity.
The five observances for the vow of non-stealing are:
residence in a solitary place,
residence in a deserted habitation,
sharing one's place and possessions,
accepting clean and simple food, and
avoiding criticism of peers in society.
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The five observances for the vow of chastity are:
renunciation of stories of attachment to the opposite sex,
seeing their attractive bodies,
remembering past sexual experiences,
aphrodisiacs, and
beautifying one's own body.
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The five observances for the vow of nonpossessiveness are:
Giving up attachment to and aversion from pleasant and unpleasant objects of the five senses.
Violence, untruth, stealing, unchastity and possessiveness lead to calamity and disgrace.
Ultimate consequence of these is unhappiness.
Therefore, we should have feelings of friendliness for all living beings, feelings of joy for the virtuous, compassion for those in distress and indifference towards those who mistreat us.
We should meditate upon the nature of reality to imbibe the spirit of non-attachment to the world and the renunciation of worldly pleasures.
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Definition Of Violence
Violence is defined as obstruction of the life processes of self and of others effected by lack of conscientiousness.
Characteristic of Votary:
A votary is beyond any sting. Intrigue, delusion and desire of future material pleasures are stings because they arouse feelings of guilt.
Votaries are householders and homeless ascetics.
Householders are with partial vows.
Householders also practice the following:
(a) The three augmenting vows:
Limiting one's field of activity,
limiting one's duration of activity and
avoiding unnecessary activity.
(b) The four learning vows:
Meditation of the soul and its relationship with nature,
fasting,
limiting the use of consumable and non-consumable goods and
sharing one's food with guests.
In the final days of life, a householder observes peaceful death.
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Transgressions (Failures Of Conduct):
Skepticism, desire, disgust, and, appreciation and praise of irrational people and concepts are the transgressions of rational perception.
Misleading proselytizing, divulging other's secret, forgery, misappropriation and revealing other's intentions are the transgressions of the vow of truth.
Promoting stealing, dealing in stolen goods, violating or evading the laws, cheating in weights and measures, and dealing in adulterated goods are the transgressions of the vow of non-stealing.
Desire for life, desire for death, affection for relatives and friends, recollection of pleasures, and longing for worldly pleasures in future are the transgressions of peaceful death.
Charity:
Charity is giving one's wealth for mutual benefit.
Charity is distinguished by the procedure, material, donor and acceptor.