Exposition Of Pratikramana Stotras

Exposition of Pratikramana Stotras 573. The performer: Three ways an activity can be performed (i) byown self (karana), (ii) to get it done by others (karävana) or (iii) toapprove actions of someone else (anumodana).4: Passions: There are 4 types of passions (i) anger (krodha), (ii)pride (mäna), (iii) deceit (mäyä) and (iv) greed (lobha).One hundred and eight (108) kinds of activities are enlisted in theJaina Scriptures, which are harmful to the soul. This figure isarrived by taking into account the four (4) different passions, thethree (3) actors, the three (3) kinds of activities and the three (3)stages of activities. The result of multiplication of these factors(4x3x3x3) is 108.34. Vandittu SutraObject: This is the longest principal aphorism of both night(devasika) and day (räi) Pratikramana. A householder is supposedto observe five ethical codes of conduct (Ächära) and twelvehouseholder vows (bärä vrata). This aphorism is to askforgiveness, if any transgressions have occurred while observingthese vows.Sutra and Meaning:x02fÀ14 bXx2bÏ6, g@’1#2\