History of Jaina Monachism

SR No.: 001727
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: S B Deo
Publisher: Deccan College Research Institute
Publication Year: 1956
Total Pages: 616
Language: English
Classification: Book_English, Principle, & History
File Size: 12 MB

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or rahassasālā), or in the private apartment (mehuņasālā), was not allowed.407
Obtaining food in an army camp (senam boat409 was not permitted.
sanniviţtham),408 or in a
Unfit Donors :
Food was not to be accepted from him who gave residence to the monk (sejjāyara). Under certain circumstances, however, a monk was allowed to accept food from "the harbourer" (sāgāriya), or that given by his servants. The rule was that "if a harbourer's food is prepared as with regard to honoured guests (sāgāriyassa pūyābhatte uddesië ceïë pāhudiyāë), intended (for them, and) looked upon as a present (to them, if) an article belonging to the harbourer is destined (for them, and) held at their disposal, (food and article) as regular gifts-be it the harbourer or his servants (parijana), or be it neither the harbourer nor his servants, but an honoured guest of his, who gives them-one may let him give (it) for another monk, (but) one may not take anything for oneself, (But) if the gift is not regular, one may, if an honoured guest of the harbourer give it, let him give (it) for another monk and likewise take it for oneself”.410
Mixing up (samsaţtham karentaë) of the harbourer's alms, accepting them or approving anyone doing so was not encouraged.411
Not only that, but food was not to be accepted from a person who stayed under the protection of the 'sāriya' or 'sāgāriya' (one who gives lodging to the monk), even when the former cooked separately or otherwise in the same house or elsewhere. Supposing that the guest wanted to give food to the monk, the latter was not allowed to accept it in the presence of the owner of the house as there was a likelihood of the owner mixing up his food in it, or a possibility of the owner feeling sorry on account of the monk not accepting his food. Articles from the shop in which the owner of the lodge was a partner (sāhāraṇavakkayapaüttā) were not to be accepted by the monk. So also, if the owner of the house was a partner in any food cooked by his guest, or servant, even though the latter stayed outside, then that food was deemed unfit for the monk.412
407. Ibid., 8, 13-17. 408. Brh.kalp. 3, 34. 409. Nis. 18, 17-20. 410. Brh.kalp. 2, 19-28; Transl. I.A. Vol. 39, p. 262. 411. Ibid., 2, 14-18. 412. Vav. 9, 1-26.