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श्रावक के १२ व्रत बारह

Shraawak Ke 12 Vrat Twelve · 12

Twelve vows of a householder — five anuvrat, three gunavrat, four shikshavrat.

Five lesser vows

  1. 1अहिंसा अणुव्रतAhimsa AnuvratNon-violence.
  2. 2सत्य अणुव्रतSatya AnuvratTruthfulness.
  3. 3अचौर्य अणुव्रतAchaurya AnuvratNon-stealing.
  4. 4ब्रह्मचर्य अणुव्रतBhramacharya AnuvratChastity.
  5. 5अपरिग्रह अणुव्रतAparigraha AnuvratNon-attachment.

Three merit vows

  1. 6दिक् व्रतDik VratLimiting the area of one's activity.
  2. 7भोग-उपभोग व्रतBhoga-Upbhoga VratLimiting consumable and non-consumable goods.
  3. 8अनर्थदण्ड व्रतAnartha-danda VratAvoiding purposeless sin.

Four disciplinary vows

  1. 9सामायिक व्रतSamayik VratMeditation of limited duration.
  2. 10देशावकाशिक व्रतDesavakasika VratLimiting the space of one's activity.
  3. 11पौषध व्रतPausadha VratThe ascetic's life for a limited duration.
  4. 12अतिथि संविभाग व्रतAtithi Samvibhaga VratLimited charity.

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