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Source: academia.edu: Tessitori Collection IRefrain from killing (living beings) refers to one of the 27 qualities of a Sādhu (the Jain mendicant), according to the “Sātavīsa-guṇa sādhu nī sajjhāya” (dealing with the Monastic Discipline section of Jain Canonical literature) included in the collection of manuscripts at the ‘Vincenzo Joppi’ library, collected by Luigi Pio Tessitori during his visit to Rajasthan between 1914 and 1919.—The source for this composition on the 27 qualities of the Jain mendicant is given as being the fourth aṅga, i.e. the Samavāyāṅga. (Cf. Jaina Āgama Series ed., 1985, p. 376). [e.g., 1-5. Refraining from killing living beings and other four great vows, ...] See also Nemicandrasūri’s Pravacanasāroddhāra section 238 on the same topic.
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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Abhidhamma in Daily Life (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa) (by Ashin Janakabhivamsa)
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Factor 3-4 - Hiri and ottappa (moral shame and moral fear) < [Chapter 3 - On kusala cetasikas (wholesome mental factors)]
Domain 2 - Síla (morality) < [Chapter 6 - Ten domains of meritorious actions (ten punna kiriyavatthu)]
The Great Chronicle of Buddhas (by Ven. Mingun Sayadaw)
Part 7 - What are The Factors that defile The Pāramīs? < [Chapter 7 - On Miscellany]
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Gautama the Buddha < [July – September, 1994]
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A Simple Guide to Life (by Robert Bogoda)
Socially Engaged Buddhism (with reference to Australian society) (by Phuong Thi Thu Ngo)
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