Brahmacharya (celibacy) Jain dharma mein mahavrata hai. Iska asli arth aur ucharit roop neeche saral hai:

• Brahmacharya ki guptiya (three restraints): Digambar-Shwetambar dono tradition mein Brahmacharya ke saat teen gupti maante hain:

- Mano Gupti: mann ki saambhal. Kleshak samvedna, man ki vicharo par niyantran. - Vāka Gupti: vak ki niyantran. Katham, bolne ki maryada, jhooth ya aswachchhta se bachna. - Kaya Gupti: shareer ki niyantran. Sharirik kriyaon par niyantran, avashyak ke alawa vyavaharik bhav nahin.

• Digambar/Śvetāmbara dono mein mukhya siddhant yahi hai: brahmacharya keval nindha ya naachariyon ke roop mein nahi, balki man, vak, aur kaya ki samagra niyantran se hota hai. Mahavrata ke antargat brahmacharya ki siddhanta bahut sakht hoti hai—ek sanyasi apni piyaari ya koi lingakara sampark ka sparsh bhi nahi karta (adhik roop mein, sandarbh ke hisaab se dharmic paribhasha mein antar ho sakta hai).

• Grahasth (householders) ke liye: brahmacharya ka arth apne pati/patni ke prati nishtha aur vishvas ka palan, yaani vyavaharik roop se ek hi saathi se sambandh rakhna hota hai. Iske tehat bhi man-vak-kaya par niyantran ki aavashyakta hoti hai.

• Spasht arth: brahmacharya ka uddeshya atma ki shuddhi aur moksh ki praaptि mein man-satvikta laana hai; kshaya ki avadharana se mukti ki or badhna.

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