Āvaśyaka Sūtra

The Āvaśyaka Sūtra is one of the four Mūlasūtra texts of the Śvetāmbara scriptural canon.

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Six Obligatory Actions

The Āvaśyaka Sūtra lists the six Obligatory Actions, which Jain ascetics are required to follow. They are:

1. equanimity (sāmāyika / samatā)
2. praise (bhakti) of the fordmakers
3. homage to the teacher (vandana)
4. repentance (pratikramaṇa)
5. laying down the body (kāyotsarga)
6. abandonment (pratyākhyāna)

The first obligatory action of equanimity (sāmāyika) is described in Chapter 2 of the Āvaśyaka Sūtra as such:

The fourth obligatory action of repentance (pratikramaṇa) is described in Chapter 32 of the Āvaśyaka Sūtra:

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