Āvaśyaka Sūtra

The Āvaśyaka Sūtra is one of the four Mūlasūtra texts of the Śvetāmbara scriptural canon.

[1] The Āvaśyaka Sūtra lists the six Obligatory Actions, which Jain ascetics are required to follow.

They are:[2] The first obligatory action of equanimity (sāmāyika) is described in Chapter 2 of the Āvaśyaka Sūtra as such:[2] I perform, sir, the rite of equanimity.

I abandon all bad activity for the course of my life, threefold by threefold, in mind, body and speech.

I repent of it, sir, I censure, reject and abandon myself.The fourth obligatory action of repentance (pratikramaṇa) is described in Chapter 32 of the Āvaśyaka Sūtra:[3] I ask pardon from all living creatures.