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## Chapter 184: Pindaniyukti
The alms given are also described, the reason being that there should be no violence to flies, ants, etc. 245/2. It is described that taking alms with a hand or vessel contaminated by meat, fat, blood, and intoxicants (alcohol) is prohibited in the world, and taking alms with a hand or vessel contaminated by urine and excrement is also prohibited in the world and the transcendental world. 246. There are two types of deposition on the six bodies, etc. - conscious and mixed. These have two types each - immediate and continuous. 247. There are six possible types of deposition between earth, water, fire, air, plants, and hell. Each has two types of deposition - immediate and continuous. Only in the fire body are there seven types of deposition from the earth body, etc. 248. The deposition of conscious earth on the conscious earth body, in the same way, the deposition of water body, fire body, plant body, air body, and hell body occurs. 249. The deposition of the remaining living bodies is also like the earth body. In these, there is one option of self-location and five other locations. 250. In the same way (like the deposition of conscious on conscious), the deposition of mixed earth on conscious earth, etc., the deposition of conscious earth, etc. on mixed earth, etc., the deposition of mixed earth on mixed earth occurs. Both conscious and mixed have deposition on the unconscious. 251. In the deposition where there is a fourfold division based on conscious and mixed, in all four divisions - options, in each and in the immediate and continuous deposition of infinite plants, the consumption of food is unacceptable. 251/1. Or, based on the opposing side, the fourfold division is as follows:
1. Conscious on conscious-mixed. 3. Conscious-mixed on unconscious. 2. Unconscious on conscious-mixed. 4. Unconscious on unconscious.
1. Mavri P. 150; This is to be understood as stated with reference to the excellent practice of the Jina-kalpikas, etc. The sthavira-kalpikas, however, take ghee, etc., even if it is contaminated with sugar, etc., and even if it is protected by Asoka, etc. - The commentator says that this instruction is from the perspective of the Jina-kalpikas. The sthavira-kalpikas can take alms with hands contaminated with ghee, sugar, etc., as per the rules. 2. The six types of deposition related to the earth body are as follows: 1. Earth body on earth body 2. Earth body on water body 3. Earth body on fire body 4. Earth body on air body 5. Earth body on plant body 6. Earth body on hell body. Similarly, there are six divisions of the water body, etc. (Mavri P. 151). 3. For the seven divisions of the fire body, see the translation of verse 252. 4. The deposition of the earth body on the earth body is self-location deposition. 5. The deposition of the water body, etc., on the earth body is other-location deposition. 6. For specific details, see Mavri P. 151.