Vrata

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | 316 words | Copyright

Vrata (Skt., ‘will’). The Indian religious commitment of the will to some religious end—e.g. pilgrimage, chastity, devotion. Vows are fundamental to Jains, in the sense that they constitute the Jain commitment: see FIVE GREAT VOWS. For vrata in the sense of celebration, see FESTIVALS AND FASTS.

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