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The text of the *Piṇḍaniyukti* also presents theoretical topics beautifully through stories. In the *Nūpurapaṇḍitā* narrative, the four types of transgression (atikram, etc.) are beautifully explained through the medium of an elephant. The *Piṇḍaniyukti* commentary literature is written in a very concise and symbolic style, making it extremely difficult to understand without commentary literature. For example, in the context of *Ādhākarma*, the author of the *Piṇḍaniyukti* has mentioned "Dansaṇagandhaparikahā, Bhāvinti Sulūhavittin Pi2". Even though it is simple, it is difficult to understand the latter part of the verse without a commentary or explanation.
**Original Commentary and Old Commentary**
Ācārya Malayagiri has mentioned the old commentary or the old tradition in many places. This mention could mean that there was a previous Ācārya's text that presented an explanation of the *Piṇḍaniyukti* before him. The term "Old Commentary" has also been mentioned by Yaśodevasūri, the commentator of the *Piṇḍaviśuddhiprakaraṇa*. This original commentary is not available today, but it is a subject of historical research to find out which Ācārya Ācārya Malayagiri has referred to as the original commentator and when he wrote this commentary.
The commentator has mentioned the old tradition, old commentary, previous Ācārya commentary, and original commentary in the following places:
* "Pravacanādipadasaṭake Punarevaṃ Pūrvācāryavyākhyā Pravacanalin̄ga..." (Mavṛ p. 55)
* "Uktan Ca Mūlatīkāyāṃ Caraṇātmavighāte...Heto'nirarthakatvādīti." (Mavṛ p. 42, 43)
* "Tadayuktaṃ, Mūlatīkāyāṃ Asyārthasyāsammaṭatvāṭ, Mūlatīkāyāṃ Hi Liṅgābhigraha...Vidhirevamuktaṃ, Liṅge No Abhigghe..." (Mavṛ p. 62)
* "Atra Vṛddhasamprāyaḥ, Iha Yadyekam Vāraṃ...Niṣṭhitakṛta Ucyate." (Mavṛ p. 65, 66)
* "Atra Cāyaṃ Vṛddhasamprāyaḥ-Saṅkalpitāsu Dattiṣu...Kalpyamavaseyam." (Mavṛ p. 78)
* "Yata Uktan Mūlatīkāyāṃ-'Atra Cāyaṃ Vidhiḥ-Sandissantaṃ Jo Suṇai...Doṣābhāvādīti.'" (Mavṛ p. 81)
Vīrācārya has mentioned in the initial praise verses of his concise commentary that Ācārya Haribhadra wrote a commentary called "Śiṣyahiṭā" on the *Piṇḍaniyukti*, but he wrote this commentary only up to the *sthāpanā doṣa* and then passed away. Ācārya Malayagiri's commentary mentions the old commentary, old tradition, or previous Ācārya commentary before the *sthāpanā doṣa*. The discussion of the subsequent faults...
1. Piṇi 82/2, Mavṛ p. 68.
2. Piṇi 69/2.