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## Pindaniyukti: An Observation
**•** When a householder asks for medical advice, the monk should say, "I am not a physician." This statement will make the householder understand that the illness is serious and they should consult a physician.
**•** In another type of medical advice, when the householder asks about the diagnosis, the monk might say, "I too suffered from this illness in the past, and I recovered by consuming such and such medicine." Or, they might say, "We monks treat illnesses that arise suddenly through tapasya (austerities) like fasting and oil massage."
**•** In the third type of medical advice, the monk acts as a physician themselves, cleansing the stomach and calming the bile, then diagnosing the illness.
According to the Jitakalp Bhashya, the first two types of medical advice are subtle (sukshma) and the third type is a form of coarse (badar) medical advice.
There are two potential drawbacks to receiving alms through treating an un-restrained householder:
**•** The use of medicinal herbs like roots and tubers in treatment can lead to the killing of living beings (jiva-himsa).
**•** It can increase the householder's unrestrained behavior (asanyama) because they become strong like a heated iron ball and become the cause of violence against many living beings. The author uses the example of a weak tiger to illustrate this important point. To understand the depth of this principle, one should read the "Chaupai" on charity and compassion by Acharya Bhikṣu and the book "Bhikṣu Vichar Darshan" by Acharya Mahaprajna.
**•** If the illness worsens despite the monk's treatment, the householder might blame the monk and even have them punished by the king, which would lead to criticism of the teachings.
**•** **Krodha Pind:** The food that a monk receives through the influence of their knowledge and austerities, the favor of the royal family, and their physical strength is called Krodha Pind. When a monk is angry because they are not given alms, the householder thinks, "The monk's anger is not good for my future. If I don't give alms to the monk, the king will be angry with me because they are favored by the king." This is how they receive alms through fear of the monk's anger. To explain Krodha Pind, the author mentions the story of a thief in Hastakalp Nagar.