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    Doing sex is permitted?

    12 months ago 497

    Short answer:

    • For monks and nuns (mahatmas): No. Complete celibacy (brahmacharya) in mind, speech, and body is mandatory.
    • For lay Jains (shravaks/shravikas): Limited permission with strict restraints. Sex is allowed only within marriage, with one partner, and with self-control. Adultery, premarital/extramarital relations, coercion, abuse, or indulgent/excessive behavior are not permitted.

    Why:

    • Brahmacharya is one of the five great vows (mahavratas) for ascetics—absolute celibacy.
    • For householders it is an anuvrata (small vow): fidelity to one spouse, avoidance of all other sexual contact, and cultivating restraint to reduce passions (kashayas).

    Common guidelines for lay Jains:

    • Be faithful to one spouse; avoid all other relations.
    • Act with consent, care, and non‑violence; never harm, exploit, or coerce.
    • Practice moderation; avoid stimulants of passion, pornography, and night‑time indulgence.
    • Observe periodic abstinence on holy days (poshad/upvas) to strengthen self-control.
    • Abortion and any act that destroys conceived life is violence and discouraged; methods that prevent conception before life begins are treated with caution and restraint.

    Both Digambar and Shvetambar traditions agree on:

    • Absolute celibacy for ascetics.
    • Restricted, faithful, and non-violent conduct for laypeople aimed at spiritual progress.

    If you want a simple summary: Monks—no sex at all. Household Jains—sex only with your spouse, with restraint and responsibility, as a step toward greater self-control.

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