Vrata
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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