 Parigraha includes the results as well as the intent; in other words, it means the attitudes of craving, possessiveness, and hoarding, but also the things that have been acquired because of those attitudes.The concept of aparigraha as one of the means to liberate the soul from the cycle of birth and death was first laid down by first "tirthankara" in Jainism, Rishabhdeva.Monier-Williams states that the word ""parigraha"" has roots in the Vedic texts as well, referring to fencing an altar, enclosing something, assuming or putting on a dress or receiving something.