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Acharya Abhaydeva Suri, in his commentary on the Bhagavati Sutra, raised a similar doubt regarding the episode of Skandhak Kumar and presented a solution, which is worth pondering and reading for resolving the doubt arising in the present case.
'Ekkāras angāi ahijjai' - This is a question - Does the eleventh anga exist before the Skandhak Charita, and the Skandhak Charita is found within the fifth anga, how is there no contradiction? It is said - Shri Mahavira Tirtha had nine recitations. In all those recitations, the meanings that are called Skandhak Charita, which existed before the Skandhak Charita, are known through other charitas. At the time of the origin of the Skandhak Charita, Sudharmaswami, by accepting Jambū as his disciple, authorized him to recite, and in this recitation, he relied on the Skandhak Charita and presented its meaning, so there is no contradiction. Or, due to their extraordinary nature, the Ganadharas have compiled the charitas of the future, which are not faulty. The indication of the past is also not faulty in relation to the future lineage.
Meaning - This question arises that the 11 angas were already created before the Skandhak Charita. The Skandhak Charita is available in the fifth anga (Bhagavati Sutra). Then what does it mean that Skandhak read the 11 angas? Did he read his own life? The answer is as follows:
In the Tirthankara of Bhagwan Mahavira, there were nine recitations. In each recitation, the meaning (educational purpose) of Skandhak's life was present in the same form. The only difference was that all the companions of the protagonist of life were different. The meaning is that the education that is obtained from Skandhak's life is also found in the collection of other life-charitas that give the same education in the contemporary recitations. Sudharmaswami, aiming at his disciple Jambuswami, in his recitation, presented the meaning from Skandhak's life-charita, which was implicit in other recitations, therefore, it is clear that the angadi scriptures that Skandhak read were not from Sudharmaswami's recitation.
Secondly, it may also be that the Ganadhar Maharaj are holders of extraordinary (special knowledge). Therefore, they have also compiled the charitas of the future. In addition, the indication of the past cannot be said to be faulty in relation to the future disciple tradition.
In 'Chautham jav bhavamāne', the word 'chautham' used is indicative of the vow - one fast, and 'jav' means 'yāvat' and 'bhavamāne' means - 'bhavayann - vāsayann' - that is, using it in one's life.
'Māsiyam bhikkupadim' means monthly bhikkhu pratima. The meaning of pratima is pledge. The pledge of a bhikkhu is called bhikkhu-pratima. These pratima are twelve. Their detailed discussion is done in the Dasha-shruta-skandha.
The sadhu who holds this pratima takes one grain and one water datti (the uninterrupted flow of grain and water given by the donor is called datti). He takes food from where food is made for one person, he does not take food made for a pregnant woman or a mother of a small child. He does not take food from a woman who has weaned her child and gives alms, and from a woman who is about to give birth and gets up from her seat to give food. He does not take food from someone whose both feet are inside or outside the threshold. He goes for alms in one part of the three parts of the day, beginning, middle, and end. He stays for one night in a familiar place. 1. Bhagavati Sutra-Shatak-2, Uddeshak-1, Sutra 93
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