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Sunday, March 15, 2020

What is Samiti and Which are 5 Types of Samiti

Samiti means carefulness. There are five samitis:

(1) To move about cautiously so as not to cause trouble to any living being is called iryä-samiti.

(2) To speak what is true, beneficial, necessary and free from doubt is called bhäshä-samiti.

(3) To act cautiously while procuring necessities such as food for the conduct of life-journey that they are free from any faults is called esanä-samiti.

(4) To receive and place every thing after a proper inspection and cleansing of things like books, food-pots (pätra), and the like is called ädänanikshepa-samiti.

(5) To dispose of things such as urine, stool, unused food, and the like that are of no use at a place that is free from living bodies is called utsarga-samiti.

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