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or less comparable. But the Jaina religious seems to have been by far the most strictly bound to a set framework and to supervision, The speciality of his masters, however, is not always precisely defined - far from it. It seems that relatively little trouble was taken in allotting tasks, which no doubt, moreover, varied with the importance of the gana; that one wished rather to provide the religious with supervisors whose presence alone would remind them of their duties, with helpers who would give them material assistance, with guides who would direct their studies, strengthen them in their beliefs, encourage them to put them into practice, and provide them with necessary help and comfort during penances and atonements.
