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Source: archive.org: Jaina Yoga

Paravivāhakaraṇa (परविवाहकरण) refers to “match-making” and represents one of the transgressions (aticāra) of the Brahma-vrata (vow of celibacy).—A layman promises by sva-dāra-santoṣa to abstain from the enjoyment of all women save his own wife; similarly he is to abstain from arranging them arriages of other people’s offspring but not of his own. The use of the word para implies, says Haribhadra (in his commentary on the Āvaśyaka-sūtra), that he is actuated bya relationship of affection or by desire for the bride-price (kanyā-phala).

In general, para-vivāha-karaṇa is a bhaṅga if one has in mind that its result is copulation, but not a bhaṅga if one thinks of it only as a ceremony. Devendra (in his Śrāddha-dina-kṛtya) interprets para as parakīya “those belonging to others” and so by definition excludes from the aticāra the marrying of one’s own children. In this he is in accord with the Digambara traditionas explicitly stated by Pūjyapāda (in his Sarvārtha-siddhi 7.28), and implied by Cāmuṇḍarāya.

Source: Encyclopedia of Jainism: Tattvartha Sutra 7: The Five Vows

Paravivāhakaraṇa (परविवाहकरण) refers to “arranging marriages of others” and represents one of the five transgressions (aticara) of the “minor vow of celibacy” (brahmacarya-aṇuvrata) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 28.—What is meant by arranging marriages of others? (paravivāha-karaṇa)? To arrange marriages of other’s children is the transmigression of arranging marriages of others. 

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance’) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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Partial matches: Karana, Vivaha, Para.

Full-text: Brahmavrata, Brahmacaryanuvrata.

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