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of Lord Mahaveer with five vows, they have this type of ascetism.
c) When a principle virtue of a saint is broken his past ascetic years are cut-off as a punishment and is newly given the vows. He has this type of ascetism.
3) PARIHAARVISHUDDHI - It's a type of ascetism in which purity is attained by performing a special type of penance. There is a group of nine in it.
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Nirvishmanaks - penance practisioners.
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Season
Summer
Winter
Rainy
Anucharaks - servers.
Vachnacharya - orator of recensions.
PENANCE
minimum
1 fast
2 fasts
3 fasts
middle
2 fasts
3 fasts
4 fasts
maximum
3 fasts
4 fasts
5 fasts
They break the fast with an ayambil (eating boiled food once in a day). The servers do ayambil everyday.
This is continued for six months. After that the servers practise penance, the penance-practisioners become servers and the vachanacharya delivers recensions. This is continued for another six months. After that the vachanacharya practises penance, one person becomes vachanacharya, the rest become servers. This is continued for another six months. In this way, this type of ascetism is completed in eighteen months. After that they may again accept this type or accept Jinkalp (perfect ascetism) or enter the gutch.
