What is pra
It looks like your message is incomplete. In Jain Dharma, many key terms start with “pra.” Here are a few common ones with simple meanings:
- Pratikraman: periodic repentance and reflection to remove past faults and renew right conduct.
- Pratyakhyan: a firm resolve (renunciation) to avoid specific faults going forward.
- Pramāda: carelessness or negligence; a major cause of spiritual downfall and bondage.
- Pramāṇa: valid means of knowledge (e.g., direct perception, inference, scripture) in Jain epistemology.
- Prabhavana: gentle promotion and celebration of Jain values (ahimsa, aparigraha, etc.).
- Prāṇātipāta: injury to living beings; the first of the five primary sins to avoid.
- Prāṇa: life-forces possessed by jīvas; harming them is himsā.
- Prāyaścitta: atonement practices to purify transgressions.
- Pratimā: the 11 progressive stages for a householder’s vows (śrāvakācāra).
- Pravrajyā (Dīkshā): renunciation/ordination into monastic life.
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