uncooked, never to break a mango from a tree, and only to eat it if some one else has taken out the stone.
vi. Niśi-
bhojana-
tyāga
pratimā. Lest in the darkness he might unwittingly devour some insect he promises (Niśibhojanatyāga pratimā) never to eat between sunset and sunrise, or to sip water before daylight. If a guest arrives during the night, the layman may prepare a bed for him, but never offer him food, lest he cause his guest to sin.
vii. Brahma-
ċarya
pratimā. Getting nearer to the ascetic ideal, the layman next promises (Brahmaċarya pratimā) to keep away from the society of his own wife, and never in any way to scent or adorn his body, lest he should cause his wife to love him.
viii.
Āram-
bhatyāga
pratimā. As the layman is now steadily mounting the steps, he must be very careful never to begin anything that might entangle him in such worldly pursuits as involve the destruction of life. So he undertakes (Ārambhatyāga pratimā) never even to begin to build a house or take up a trade (like a blacksmith's) which entails the taking of life.
ix. Pari-
graha-
tyāga
pratimā. He must also use his remaining days in the world as a sort of novitiate; and first he must be careful not to have any attachment for his worldly possessions (Parigrahatyāga pratimā), and to avoid it he should divide his property, for instance money or grain, amongst his children, or give it away in charity. He must also prepare for the hardships he will have to face by never allowing his servants (if he has any) to work for him, but should always wait on himself and only allow the servants to wait on his children. Having made this resolution, he should endeavour in every way to lead a quiet unambitious life.
x.
Anumati-
tyāga
pratimā. The next resolution (Anumatityāga pratimā[1]) shows a further step taken towards a sādhu's life, for the erstwhile layman promises to keep the sādhu rule of never allowing any special cooking to be done for him, and only to take what is over when others have dined, and, if none remains, just to fast. He also vows that he will never give advice
- ↑ Or, according to the Digambara Jaina, Anumodanavrata pratimā.
