Upabhogaparibhogaparimanavrata, Upabhogaparibhogaparimāṇavrata, Upabhoga-paribhoga-parimana-vrata: 1 definition

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

Upabhogaparibhogaparimāṇavrata (उपभोगपरिभोगपरिमाणव्रत) or simply Upabhogaparibhogaparimāṇa refers to the “vow for limiting consumable and non consumable things” and is one of the four śikṣāvrata (teaching vows) according to the 2nd-century Tattvārthasūtra 7.21.—What is meant by vow for limiting consumable and non consumable things (upabhoga-paribhoga-parimāṇa-vrata)? Items like food articles which can be consumed only once are called upabhoga. Items like clothes etc which can be consumed many times are called paribhoga. To set a limit on the types and number of both types of items is called vow for limiting consumable and non consumable things. What is meant by consumable (upabhoga)? Items which can be used only once and after use they become unusable are called consumables. What is meant by non consumable (paribhoga)? Items which can be used again and again are called non consumable.

According to the Tattvārthasūtra 7.35, what are the five transgressions of the vow of limiting consumable and non consumable things (upabhogaparibhogaparimāṇa-vrata)? The five transgressions are: consuming foods which are: animate i.e. with organism, placed near animate food, mixed with animate food or with stimulants and ill-cooked.

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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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