I reflect on and confess the 14 wrong-doings (Atichär) related to learning, studying or teaching the
scriptures in threefold ways, like scriptural texts themselves, their commentaries, or meanings, or
all. I might have commited one or more of the following wrong-doings (Atichär):
(1) Reciting the Sutras in random order,
(2) Pronouncing a word or stanza more times than it should be,
(3) Failure to utter some letters or words during the recitation,
(4) Uttering extra letters or words during the recitation,
(5) Uttering either more or less words in combination during the recitation,
(6) Reciting without proper discipline,
(7) Reciting in a wretched state of the mind, speech or body,
(8) Uttering the accented (uddatta) syllables in a poor way,
(9) Not teaching the scriptures to a deserving person,
(10) Teaching the scriptures to a non-deserving person (who has harmful intentions to prove the
right as wrong and the wrong as right),
(11) Studying the scriptures at improper times,
(12) Not studying them at proper times,
(13) Studying at improper places,
(14) Not studying at proper places.
I could have contradicted or not duly respected or not learned the right knowledge.. I might have
been ungrateful to the Gurus. I might have wrongly disputed with a learned person. I might have
so behaved as to incur knowledge obscuring karma.
I might have kept my books scattered anywhere and everywhere, or put them on the floor instead of on the stand (bookself). I might have used the religious book as a pillow, or touched it with my foot. I might not have taken care of it. I might have misinterpreted, laughed at, or ignored the words of the scripture, because of obstinacy, wrong insistence, impudence as well as evil intention, caused by perversity. If I have indulged in any of the above faults or lapses by physical, verbal or mental activities, directly or indirectly, then I pray that my such faults be dissolved. TASSA MICHCHHÄ MI DUKKADAM.
I reflect on and confess the wrong-doings (Atichär), if any, related to observing the right perception. Some of the common wrong-doings (Atichär) are: (1) To doubt the words of the Jina. (2) To wish for a false course. (3) To doubt the fruits of one's religious actions. (4) To accept (or be impressed by) the wrong philosophy and to praise it. (5) To maintain relationship with people who promote wrong philosophy. I might have asked for a worldly favor before a guru or Tirthankar. I might have considered a good monk to be evil and vice versa; a duty as non-duty, non-duty as duty; and an evil path to be the right path and the right one to be the evil. I might have contradicted or looked down on or offended a righteous person. If I have indulged in any of the above faults or lapses by physical, verbal or mental activities, directly or indirectly, then I pray that my such faults be dissolved. TASSA MICHCHHÄ MI DUKKADAM.
I might have kept my books scattered anywhere and everywhere, or put them on the floor instead of on the stand (bookself). I might have used the religious book as a pillow, or touched it with my foot. I might not have taken care of it. I might have misinterpreted, laughed at, or ignored the words of the scripture, because of obstinacy, wrong insistence, impudence as well as evil intention, caused by perversity. If I have indulged in any of the above faults or lapses by physical, verbal or mental activities, directly or indirectly, then I pray that my such faults be dissolved. TASSA MICHCHHÄ MI DUKKADAM.
I reflect on and confess the wrong-doings (Atichär), if any, related to observing the right perception. Some of the common wrong-doings (Atichär) are: (1) To doubt the words of the Jina. (2) To wish for a false course. (3) To doubt the fruits of one's religious actions. (4) To accept (or be impressed by) the wrong philosophy and to praise it. (5) To maintain relationship with people who promote wrong philosophy. I might have asked for a worldly favor before a guru or Tirthankar. I might have considered a good monk to be evil and vice versa; a duty as non-duty, non-duty as duty; and an evil path to be the right path and the right one to be the evil. I might have contradicted or looked down on or offended a righteous person. If I have indulged in any of the above faults or lapses by physical, verbal or mental activities, directly or indirectly, then I pray that my such faults be dissolved. TASSA MICHCHHÄ MI DUKKADAM.
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