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On the Indian Sect of the Jainas

Editorial note — The Indian Sect of the Jains FOOTNOTES

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Footnote 12: On the five great vows see the Âchârâṅga Sûtra, II, 15: S.B.E. Vol. XXII, pp. 202-210. The Sanskrit terms of the Jains are: 1. ahiṁsâ, 2. sûnrita, 3. asteya, 4. brahmâchârya, 5. aparigraha; those of the Brahmanical ascetics: 1. ahiṁsa, 2. satya, 3. asteya, 4. brahmâchârya, 5. tyâga.

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