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HISTORY OF JAINA MONACHISM
171 (6) food offered by a lady who keeps aside the sucking child,185 (7) food given after setting aside the lid or breaking the seal,186
(8) food given after taking the pot down from the oven at the sight of the monk, or after doing any other fire activity like kindling the fire, extinguishing it, inserting or taking out fuel, fanning the fire, etc.,187
(9) food given after climbing the terrace or a high place by means of the ladder,188
(10) food offered after plucking a lily or any other flower.189
The following types of articles were not allowed to the monk : (1) food specially prepared for him (uddesiya),190 2) cold unboiled water, 191
articles meant to be given away in charity (dāņaţthā), 192 (4) articles given away to acquire merit (punnatthā),193 (5) meant to be given to beggars (vanimaţthā),194
food meant only for the monks (samanatthā),195
food involving sinful activity (āhākamma),196 (8) food purchased specially for the monks (kiyagada),
food which was a mixture of pure and impure things (pui), (10) food brought from a distance (āhada), (11) supplemented (ajjhoyara), (12) brought on credit (pāmicca), (13) mixed with unacceptable things (misa),197 (14) mixed with flowers and fresh seeds, 198 (15) placed on living beings, or on water, or anthill (uttingapa
(9)
naga),199
(16) Bulbs (kanda), roots (mūla), fruits (palamba), cut vegetables, fresh cucumber (tumbāga) and jinger (singabera), barley powder (sattu
185. Ibid. 5, i, 43. 186. Ibid. 5, i, 45-46. 187. Ibid. 5, 8, 61-64. 188. Ibid. 5, i, 65-69. 189. Ibid. 5, ii, 14-15. 190. Acār. II, 1, 6, 8 (p. 104); Dév. 5, i, 55. 191. Acar. II, 6, 2, 1, 2 (pp. 169-170); II, 1, 7, 7 (p. 107). 192. Dśv. 5, i, 47-48. 193. Ibid. 5, i, 49. 194. Ibid. 5, i, 51. 195. Ibid. 5, i, 53. 196. Acar. II, 1, 9 (p. 111). 197. Dšv. 5, i, 55. 198. Ibid. 5, i, 57-58. 199. Ibid. 5, 1, 59-60.
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