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    sapt vyasan references

    9 months ago 143

    Sapta Vyasan means the seven major vices that hinder spiritual progress in Jainism. The term as a single phrase is more common in later Jain writings, but the idea and the list appear across canonical and semi-canonical texts.

    Seven vices (typical listing)

    • Gambling (dyuta)
    • Meat-eating (mansa)
    • Intoxicants/drinking alcohol (madya)
    • Prostitution/adultery or illicit sexual relations (veshya/parastri or illicit relations)
    • Hunting (shikar)
    • Theft (chori)
    • Adultery with another’s spouse (parastri-gaman) — variations exist in wording across texts

    Notes on sources and wording

    • The concept and warnings against these vices are found in key Jain texts for lay followers, and later tradition gives them a consolidated name as Sapta Vyasan. Important references include Uttarādhyayana Sūtra (warnings to śrāvakas), Ratnākaranda Śrāvakācāra, and Jñātṛdharmakathā Sūtra. Some texts enumerate slightly different items or groupings, but gambling, meat-eating, intoxicants and illicit sexual acts are consistently included. You can read a concise discussion and the typical list here.

    Differences between Digambar and Shwetambar

    • Both traditions acknowledge the Sapta Vyasan concept, but exact enumerations and phrasing can differ slightly among commentaries and sect-specific texts. The essential idea—avoid gambling, meat-eating, intoxicants, illicit sexual relations, hunting, and theft—is shared, with minor variations in terms used (e.g., wording for illicit sexual conduct or for adultery) across Digambar and Shwetambar texts.

    If you want, I can pull out specific verses from Uttarādhyayana Sūtra or Ratnākaranda Śrāvakācāra that mention these vices and their consequences.

    You can read more here

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