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[45 Anācāra' is considered. Its meaning is also differentiated from the meaning of both, which has no ancient basis.
Regarding the interpretation of Niyagpiṇḍa, the commentators of Ācārāṅga, Daśavaikālika and Niśīthasūtra are of one opinion. Yathāniyaga-pratinīyatam jan nibandhakaraṇam, ṇ tu jan ahāsamavattīe diṇediṇe bhikṣāgahaṇam.
- Daś. A. 3 Cūrṇi [Agastyasiṃhasūri] "Niyagam" nityāmantṛitasya piṇḍasya grahaṇam na tu nityam anāmantṛitasya."
- Daś. A. 3 Ṭīkā-Haribhadrīya "Āmantṛitasya piṇḍasya grahaṇam." - Ācā. Śru. 2, A. 1 U. 1 Dīpikā
The prevalent belief about Nitya-piṇḍa is that "the Sadhu or Sadhvī who take food and water from a house today should not take food and water from that house the next day, nor should their Sambhogika Sadhu-Sadhvī." But the interpretation of the current Nitya-piṇḍa does not seem to be consistent with the descriptions of 'Samūha-vihāra' and the separate gocharī of each Saṅghāḍe mentioned in the Āgamas.
In ancient times, there used to be a group-vihāra of Śramaṇas with five hundred or a thousand Sadhus.
As mentioned in Rāyapasenī, the vihāra of Keśīkumāra Śramaṇa was "Pañcahi aṇagārasaēhi saddi samparivude" with five hundred aṇagāras.
In Jñātādharmkathā A. 5, the vihāra of Thāvacchāputra aṇagāra was "Sahassēṇam aṇagārēṇam saddi puvvāṇupudi caraamāṇe" with one thousand aṇagāras.
If there are even one hundred Saṅghāḍes with two Sadhus each who are taking food and water, it is not possible for everyone to remember from which householder's house which aṇagāra took food and water on which day.
It is possible for another Saṅghāḍe to take food and water from the same house the next day as the one from which a Saṅghāḍe took food and water on a particular day. In fact, it is even possible to take it on the same day, as mentioned in Antagaḍasūtra about Anīkasena etc.
In such a situation, according to the interpretation of the Ṭīkā of Daś. A. 3, Gāthā. 2, regarding Niyagpiṇḍa, and the Cūrṇi and Bhāṣya of Niśītha Udd. 2, regarding Nitya-agrapiṇḍa, "If a Sadhu takes food and water from the same house every day after receiving an invitation with respect, then it is Niyagpiṇḍa. And if they take food and water from the same house for several days without an invitation, then it is not Niyagpiṇḍa." This interpretation is appropriate and also consistent with the ancient group-vihāra, the separate gocharī of each Saṅghāḍe, and the practice of inviting others to take food.