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## Second Uddeshak [65]
8. A monk who, in Dharmasalas, gardens, houses of householders, or Ashrams, out of curiosity, begs for food, drink, edibles, or delicacies from non-Jain or householder women, or approves of someone who begs in this manner.
9. A monk who, in Dharmasalas, gardens, houses of householders, or Ashrams, when offered food, drink, edibles, or delicacies by non-Jain or householders, refuses, but then follows them, stays around them, and begs by speaking sweet words, or approves of someone who begs in this manner.
10. A monk who, in Dharmasalas, gardens, houses of householders, or Ashrams, when offered food, drink, edibles, or delicacies by non-Jain or householders, refuses, but then follows them, stays around them, and begs by speaking sweet words, or approves of someone who begs in this manner.
11. A monk who, in Dharmasalas, gardens, houses of householders, or Ashrams, when offered food, drink, edibles, or delicacies by non-Jain or householder women, refuses, but then follows them, stays around them, and begs by speaking sweet words, or approves of someone who begs in this manner.
12. A monk who, in Dharmasalas, gardens, houses of householders, or Ashrams, when offered food, drink, edibles, or delicacies by non-Jain or householder women, refuses, but then follows them, stays around them, and begs by speaking sweet words, or approves of someone who begs in this manner. (He incurs Laghu-Masik Prayashchitta).
**Discussion:** These twelve sutras encompass all places where Bhiksha (alms) can be received, as indicated by the mention of Dharmasalas and other places. Two types of Bhiksha-givers are mentioned: 'Anyatheethik' - householders of other faiths, and 'Grihasth' - householders of the same faith. The first four sutras describe the Prayashchitta for begging by specifically naming the food items.
The text on Bhiksha-dosha-nivritti (removal of faults in Bhiksha) also calls "begging repeatedly" as an excess. People think, "Why do they beg like beggars?"
Accepting the necessary and prescribed food items from what a householder willingly offers is "Adin Vritti" (humble conduct), while begging repeatedly is "Din Vritti" (beggarly conduct). Accepting Bhiksha through Din Vritti is a fault, hence the Prayashchitta mentioned in these sutras.
A Gीतार्थ साधु (a monk who has attained the stage of Gीतार्थ) can beg for food items by specifically naming them, with discretion, for a special reason. Here, the Prayashchitta is for begging without a reason.
This set of four sutras refers to both a single man or multiple men, and a single woman or multiple women. The second set of four sutras describes the Prayashchitta for begging out of curiosity.