text: In chapter 7, Umaswati presents the Jaina vows and explains their value in stopping karmic particle inflow to the soul. The vows, with their respective translations by Nathmal Tatia, are 
  :*ahimsa (abstinence from violence)
  :* anirta (abstinence from falsehood)
  :* asteya (abstinence from stealing)
  :* brahmacharya (abstinence from carnality), and
  :* aparigraha (abstinence from possessiveness).