28 qualities which a saint MUST follow to be a saint, and he can chose to have more.
Samati: Doing something cautiously so that it doesn’t harm any other living being (non violence)
1. irya samati- When they walk they make sure that the passage they are walk on doesn’t have any living beings
2. basha samati
literally means lnguage
thins to take care of wile talking
3 things to take care of while talking
i. hith- words should do good to others, preach to help others
ii. mith- limited, only what is needed
iii. priya- something which makes others feel good
3. eshna samati
monk keeps right hand on shoulder meaning he is looking for biksha
householder gives saint food and then the monk eats it
while eating they make sure there isn’t any hair, ants ect in the food
4. adha nikshapan samati- monk would clean place before placing anything like scriptures down to prevent hurting living beings
5. pratistham samati- cleans places before doing toilet
Saints never take a bath for the entire life
Do not clean teeth
Don’t keep cloth to cover body
Only sleep in one posture in later part of night
Take food once a day
Eat food standing from their palm
Pull hair out by hand
Carry two apparatus
container filled with water by house holder
mop of peacock feathers to move any living beings without causing them pain
peacock feathers also stay clean
