Adhyaya 175
Chapter 175 — प्रायश्चित्तानि (Prāyaścittāni: Expiations)
本章结束《阿耆尼往世书》中关于“补赎法”（prāyaścitta，忏悔与赎罪仪轨）的教导循环，将纠正性仪式置于维护达摩的整体体系之中。依阿耆尼派方法，补赎并非单纯惩罚，而是一门恢复性的仪式学，使行者在犯过之后重新与圣典（śāstra）的秩序对齐。经文在正式界定“誓戒/斋戒”（vrata）之前即收束补赎，昭示其连续性：纪律失守时，补赎修复；纪律被奉行时，誓戒预防并转化。叙述仍以阿耆尼为师对婆悉吒（Vasiṣṭha）开示，强调灵性进步来自精确、可重复的程序，贯通伦理意向、仪式行动与社会责任。此处的过渡也为下一章的历法与规制框架铺垫，指出净化与守戒共享同一技术骨架：时间、饮食、洁净、真言与布施之规则，旨在兼顾世间安稳与解脱。
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Frequently Asked Questions
Its placement as a formal colophon and transition: prāyaścitta is treated as a structured, śāstra-governed corrective technology that leads directly into the systematic definitions of vrata in the next chapter.
It establishes purification through expiation as a prerequisite for stable vrata-practice, enabling ethical repair (dharma) that supports both worldly order (bhukti) and the purity needed for liberation (mukti).