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[Twelve-Place-Samvaya]
[33] Thus, he abides by the prescribed limits of the Agamas.
From the second to the seventh-monthly Bhikshu-pratima, all the monks who hold these pratima must also abide by all the duties of the first-monthly pratima holder. The difference is that the one who holds the second Bhikshu-pratima takes two portions of food and drink daily for two months. Similarly, increasing one portion at a time, the one who holds the seventh-monthly Bhikshu-pratima takes seven portions of food and drink daily for seven months.
The monk who holds the first seven-night-day Bhikshu-pratima, observes the rule of the fourth bhakta, standing or sitting outside the village.
The one who holds the second seven-night-day Bhikshu-pratima, observes the rule of the sixth bhakta, remaining in a posture like utkut (squatting) etc. The one who holds the third seven-night-day pratima, observes the rule of the eighth bhakta, remaining in a posture like godohan or virasana etc. for seven days and nights. The one who holds the day-and-night pratima, observes the rule of the sixth bhakta, remaining outside the village etc. for 24 hours, with kayotsarga. The one who holds the one-night Bhikshu-pratima, observes the rule of the eighth bhakta, remaining with kayotsarga, with pratima yoga, with unblinking eyes. 78
There are twelve types of sambhoga, as follows:
1. Upadhi-vishayaka sambhoga, 2. Shruta-vishayaka sambhoga, 3. Bhakta-pana-vishayaka sambhoga, 4. Anjali-pragraha sambhoga, 5. Dana-vishayaka sambhoga, 6. Nikachana-vishayaka sambhoga, 7. Abhyutthana-vishayaka sambhoga, 8. Kritikarma-karana sambhoga, 9. Vaiyaavrutya-karana sambhoga, 10. Samavasarana-sambhoga, 11. Sanni-shidya sambhoga, and 12. Katha-prabhandhana sambhoga. ||1-2||
Explanation - Sharing food and drink, exchanging clothes, utensils etc., and observing vinaya, vaiyaavrutya etc. according to the diksha-paryaya, is called sambhoga. It is said to be of twelve types, according to the difference in upadhi etc. The monk is ordained to accept un-assigned and faultless clothes, utensils, food and drink etc. If a monk accepts impure or faulty upadhi (clothes, utensils etc.) once, twice or thrice, he remains sambhogik by performing pratyachitta. On the fourth occasion of accepting impure clothes, utensils etc., even after performing pratyachitta, he becomes eligible for visambhoga. That is, other monks stop sharing food and drink with him and separate him from their group. Such a monk is called visambhogik.
(1) As long as a monk abides by the limits of upadhi (clothes, utensils etc.), then...