Some Jaina Canonical Sutras c7.3

c7.3

The rules of conduct as laid down in the Ācārāṅga Sūtra contain also the rules of decorum and etiquette. No penal laws are added to them. The Jain rules are classified in the Sūtra under such general heads as begging, walking, modes of speech, entry into other’s possessions, postures, place of study, and attending to the calls of nature. Here begging includes the begging of food and drink, begging for a bowl, the begging of clothes, and begging for a residence or a couch. Under these sub-heads are to be found the rules governing the modes of eating and drinking, dressing and lying down. Walking includes travelling, crossing, swimming and other forms of movement. The postures are those which are involved in religious exercises.