Cāturyāma

The four vows the 23rd Jina Pārśva decreed his followers should take:

  • never commit violence and avoid harming another creature
  • always tell the truth
  • never steal
  • practise detachment, from ownership and emotions / states of mind.

Most scholars think the last vow includes practising celibacy or sexual restraint.

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