Prāyaścitta | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-15

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Prāyaścitta


00:00:45 1 History and meaning
00:03:09 2 Applicability
00:05:06 2.1 Juvenile crimes and sins
00:06:17 2.2 Pratyāmnāyas
00:06:40 3 Types
00:08:05 3.1 Pilgrimages
00:10:09 3.2 Vratas
00:11:45 3.3 Śāntis
00:12:17 3.4 Repentance
00:12:58 4 Procedures for penance
00:15:26 5 Overlap with Vyavahāra



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Prāyaścitta (Sanskrit: प्रायश्चित्त) is the Sanskrit word which means "atonement, penance, expiation". It refers to one of the corrective measures in dharmaśāstra as an alternative to incarceration or other forms of danda (punishment) when someone is convicted of certain categories of crimes. The word is also used in Hindu texts to refer to actions to expiate one's errors or sins, such as adultery by a married person.Those texts that discuss Prāyaścitta, states Robert Lingat, debate the intent and thought behind the improper act, and consider penance appropriate when the "effect" had to be balanced, but "cause" was unclear. The roots of this theory are found in the Brahmana layer of text in the Samaveda.