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Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
Seventh Dasha
If a disturbance arises related to the divine, human, or animal realms, and it causes one to deviate from their meditation or fall from their posture, it is not appropriate to deviate or fall. However, if there is a concern about excreting waste, it is not appropriate to hold it back. Instead, one should find a suitable place beforehand and relieve themselves there. Then, they should return to their posture and continue their practice as before. In this way, the first seven nights and days of the Bhikkhu-Padima, as prescribed by the Sutras, are followed according to the Lord's instructions.
**Original Meaning:** The first seven nights and days of the Bhikkhu-Padima, a practitioner who has renounced worldly life, does not experience attachment to the body and endures all trials. It is appropriate for them to perform Kayotsarg and other practices in the fourth state, without water, outside the village or city, on an Uttana (lying down) posture, a side posture, or a sitting posture. If a disturbance arises related to the divine, human, or animal realms, and it causes them to deviate from their meditation or fall from their posture, it is not appropriate to deviate or fall. If there is a concern about excreting waste, they should not hold it back. Instead, they should find a suitable place beforehand and relieve themselves there. Then, they should return to their posture and continue their practices as before. In this way, the first seven nights and days of the Padima, as prescribed by the Sutras, are followed according to the Lord's instructions.