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[Upasakadasangasutra]
I renounce all water except for the water that falls from the sky.
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Then he renounced all mouthwashes except for those made with five fragrant substances.
Commentary
Acharya Abhaydeva Suri, the commentator, mentions cardamom, cloves, camphor, cinnamon, and nutmeg as the five fragrant substances. It seems that wealthy people used these in their mouthwashes. They are beneficial for health as well as being fragrant.
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Then he renounced the four types of Anarthadanda: Apadhyanacharita, Pramadacharita, Himstra-pradana, and Papakarmopadesha.
Commentary
Violence that is done without any purpose is included in Anarthadanda. Although violence is violence, there is a big difference between violence that is done for a worldly purpose or need and violence that is done without any purpose. When a person is forced to commit violence for a need or purpose, he can be forgiven from a practical point of view, but the one who commits violence without any purpose or meaning is completely inappropriate. Therefore, it is called Anarthadanda.
Acharya Abhaydeva Suri, the commentator, has called the violent acts done without the purpose of Dharma, Artha, and Kama as Anarthadanda.
Apadhyanacharita, which is included in Anarthadanda, means evil thinking. Evil thinking is also a kind of violence. It destroys the virtues of the soul. There are two types of evil thinking: Artadhyan and