Answer

In Jain Dharma, the commonly taught 99 Atichar are the faults or transgressions connected with the 12 vows of a Shravak / Shravika.

They are counted as:

• 5 Anuvrats × 5 Atichar = 25
• 3 Gunavrats × 5 Atichar = 15
• 4 Shikshavrats × 5 Atichar = 20
• Samyak Darshan Atichar = 5
• Samayik Atichar = 32
• Total = 99

Below is a simple one-by-one list.

1–25: Atichar of the 5 Anuvrats

1. Ahimsa Anuvrat – 5 Atichar

1. Bandha – Tying or binding living beings cruelly.
2. Vadha – Beating, hurting, or injuring living beings.
3. Chheda – Cutting, piercing, or wounding living beings.
4. Atibhara Aropana – Loading excessive burden on humans or animals.
5. Anna-pana Nirodha – Depriving living beings of food or water.

2. Satya Anuvrat – 5 Atichar

6. Sahasa Abhyakhyana – Making a false accusation without proper thought.
7. Rahobhyakhyana – Revealing someone’s private matter in a harmful way.
8. Svadhara-mantra Bheda – Revealing confidential secrets, especially related to family or trust.
9. Mithya Upadesha – Giving false or misleading advice.
10. Kuta-lekha Kriya – Creating false documents, records, or writings.

3. Achaurya / Asteya Anuvrat – 5 Atichar

11. Stena-prayoga – Encouraging or helping someone to steal.
12. Stenahrita Adana – Accepting or buying stolen goods.
13. Viruddha-rajya Atikrama – Violating lawful rules or crossing boundaries wrongly for gain.
14. Kuta-tula Kuta-mana – Using false weights or false measurements.
15. Tat-pratirupaka Vyavahara – Adulteration, imitation, or dishonest business dealing.

4. Brahmacharya Anuvrat – 5 Atichar

16. Itvara-parigrahita Gamana – Sexual relation with a person temporarily kept by another.
17. Aparigrahita Gamana – Sexual relation with an unmarried or unprotected person.
18. Ananga-krida – Unnatural or improper sexual activity.
19. Para-vivaha Karana – Arranging or encouraging improper marriages or sensual relationships.
20. Kama-bhoga Tivra Abhilasha – Excessive desire for sensual pleasure.

5. Aparigraha Parimana Anuvrat – 5 Atichar

21. Kshetra-vastu Pramana Atikrama – Exceeding the limit set for land and property.
22. Hiranya-suvarna Pramana Atikrama – Exceeding the limit set for gold, silver, or wealth.
23. Dhana-dhanya Pramana Atikrama – Exceeding the limit set for money, grains, or stored goods.
24. Dasi-dasa Pramana Atikrama – Exceeding the limit set for servants, workers, or dependents.
25. Kupya Pramana Atikrama – Exceeding the limit set for household items and possessions.

26–40: Atichar of the 3 Gunavrats

6. Digvrat – 5 Atichar

26. Urdhva-dik Pramana Atikrama – Crossing the upward direction limit.
27. Adho-dik Pramana Atikrama – Crossing the downward direction limit.
28. Tiryag-dik Pramana Atikrama – Crossing the horizontal direction limit.
29. Kshetra-vriddhi – Increasing the already fixed area limit.
30. Smriti-antaradhana – Forgetting the limits one has taken.

7. Bhogopabhoga Parimana Vrat – 5 Atichar

31. Sacitta Ahara – Consuming living or raw conscious food items after taking limits.
32. Sacitta Sambandha Ahara – Eating food mixed or connected with living substances.
33. Sammishra Ahara – Eating mixed food in which living substances may be present.
34. Abhishava Ahara – Consuming fermented or intoxicating items.
35. Duhpakva Ahara – Eating improperly cooked or unsuitable food.

8. Anartha-danda Viramana Vrat – 5 Atichar

36. Kandarpa – Vulgar or lustful joking.
37. Kautkuchya – Improper bodily gestures or foolish behavior.
38. Maukharya – Excessive useless talk.
39. Asamikshya Adhikarana – Careless use or placement of harmful things.
40. Upabhoga-paribhoga Atireka – Excessive use of consumable and non-consumable things.

41–60: Atichar of the 4 Shikshavrats

9. Samayik Vrat – 5 Atichar

41. Mano-duspranidhana – Impure or restless thoughts during Samayik.
42. Vachana-duspranidhana – Careless, wrong, or impure speech during Samayik.
43. Kaya-duspranidhana – Careless or improper bodily activity during Samayik.
44. Samayik Anadara – Lack of respect or seriousness toward Samayik.
45. Smriti Anupasthana – Lack of awareness or forgetting the purpose of Samayik.

10. Desavakasika Vrat – 5 Atichar

46. Anayana – Sending for something from outside the fixed area.
47. Presya Prayoga – Sending someone outside the fixed area for one’s purpose.
48. Shabda Anupata – Calling or communicating beyond the fixed area.
49. Rupa Anupata – Showing signs or gestures beyond the fixed area.
50. Pudgala Prakshepa – Throwing or sending objects beyond the fixed area.

11. Paushadhopavasa Vrat – 5 Atichar

51. Apratilekhita Duspratilekhita Shayyasan – Using bedding or seat without proper inspection.
52. Apramarjita Duspramarjita Shayyasan – Using bedding or seat without proper cleaning.
53. Apratilekhita Duspratilekhita Utsarga – Passing urine or stool without proper inspection of place.
54. Apramarjita Duspramarjita Utsarga – Passing urine or stool without proper cleaning/carefulness.
55. Paushadha Anadara – Performing Paushadh carelessly or without reverence.

12. Atithi Samvibhaga Vrat – 5 Atichar

56. Sacitta Niksepa – Placing alms on living things.
57. Sacitta Pidhana – Covering alms with living things.
58. Paravyapadesha – Offering food meant for someone else or by misrepresentation.
59. Matsarya – Giving with jealousy, stinginess, or unwillingness.
60. Kala Atikrama – Giving at an improper time.

61–65: Atichar of Samyak Darshan

61. Shanka – Doubt in the truth of Jain Dharma.
62. Kanksha – Desire for false beliefs or non-Jain wrong paths.
63. Vichikitsa – Disgust or disrespect toward true Dharma, monks, or spiritual practice.
64. Mithyatva Prashansa – Praising false belief.
65. Mithyatva Samstava – Associating with or supporting false belief in a way that weakens right faith.

66–99: Samayik-related Atichar

In many Jain learning traditions, especially in lay practice, additional detailed faults of Samayik are taught to complete the count of 99 Atichar. These are connected with purity of mind, speech, body, posture, awareness, and discipline during Samayik.

66. Anga Sanchalana – Moving the body unnecessarily.
67. Hasta Sanchalana – Moving hands unnecessarily.
68. Pada Sanchalana – Moving feet unnecessarily.
69. Netra Sanchalana – Moving eyes here and there.
70. Shiro Sanchalana – Moving the head unnecessarily.
71. Alasya – Laziness during Samayik.
72. Nidra – Sleeping or becoming drowsy during Samayik.
73. Pramada – Carelessness in spiritual awareness.
74. Vikatha – Worldly or useless talk.
75. Hasya – Laughing or joking during Samayik.
76. Raga Chintan – Thinking with attachment.
77. Dvesha Chintan – Thinking with anger or dislike.
78. Artha Chintan – Thinking about money or business.
79. Kama Chintan – Thinking about sensual pleasure.
80. Bhaya Chintan – Thinking with fear or anxiety.
81. Ahara Chintan – Thinking about food or taste.
82. Parigraha Chintan – Thinking about possessions.
83. Kutumba Chintan – Thinking about family attachment.
84. Vyavahara Chintan – Thinking about worldly dealings.
85. Sharira Chintan – Excessive concern about the body.
86. Mana Ashuddhi – Impurity of mind.
87. Vachana Ashuddhi – Impurity of speech.
88. Kaya Ashuddhi – Impurity of body.
89. Asamyama – Lack of restraint.
90. Ashraddha – Lack of faith or reverence.
91. Avinaya – Lack of humility.
92. Asamyak Patha – Reciting incorrectly or carelessly.
93. Artha Ajñana – Not trying to understand the meaning.
94. Dravya Ashuddhi – Using impure or unsuitable materials.
95. Kshetra Ashuddhi – Doing Samayik in an unsuitable place.
96. Kala Ashuddhi – Not observing proper time or discipline.
97. Bhava Ashuddhi – Lack of pure inner feeling.
98. Samayik Bhang – Breaking the discipline of Samayik.
99. Samayik Phala Anadara – Not valuing the spiritual fruit of Samayik.

Spiritual Understanding

Atichar does not always mean a complete breaking of the vow. It means a fault, carelessness, or partial transgression that weakens the purity of the vow.

The purpose of studying the 99 Atichar is not to feel fear, but to become more aware:

• to reduce violence, falsehood, stealing, sensuality, and attachment,
• to live with restraint and honesty,
• to perform Samayik, Paushadh, charity, and vows with purity,
• and to move closer to right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct.

Takeaway

The 99 Atichar teach a Shravak or Shravika to examine life carefully. Jain Dharma does not only look at outer action, but also at intention, carelessness, speech, thoughts, and attachment.