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Aṇuvrataअणुव्रत: The householder's partial vow.; Five in number, supplemented by three guṇavratas and four śikṣāvratas.; Chapter 7
Mahāvrataमहाव्रत: The ascetic's complete vow.; Total abstention from the five faults in mind, speech and body, in respect of doing, causing and approving.; Chapter 7
Sāmāyikaसामायिक: Periodic practice of equanimity.; A śikṣāvrata for the householder and the first stage of ascetic conduct: withdrawal from all harmful activity for a fixed period.; Chapter 7 Chapter 9
Samyak-cāritraसम्यक्चारित्र: Right conduct — action in accordance with right knowledge.; Graded in 9.18 into five stages from sāmāyika to yathākhyāta. In the householder it takes the form of the twelve vows; in the ascetic, the five mahāvratas with their bhāvanās.; Chapter 1 Chapter 7 Chapter 9