Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
## [116]
[Nishith Sutra]
Geruy vanniya sediya, soratthiya pitth kukkusakaye ya.
Ukkatthamasansthe, yave anupuve. || 1849 || Here, Nishith Churnikar has also interpreted the word "pitth" as independent, explaining it as "tandulapidhen pram asatthovahatam". This is the same meaning that is used in the available translations.
If "tandula" is interpreted as dry rice, then it is inanimate. And if it is interpreted as green rice, then there is a separate sutra for it, "ukkutth", which Churnikar himself explains as "sachittavansasai chunno okuttho bhannati". This includes all chopped green plants, chutneys, etc.
There are some differences between the original text of Nishith, the commentary, the Churni, and the Dashavaikalik. In many copies, the word "soratthiya" is not present, but other words like "kantav, lodh, kandamul, singaver, pupfhag" have been added. Also, phrases like "evam ekkaavinsam hattha bhaniyaavva", "egavisaabheena hatthena", etc. have been added, and in some copies, the number 23 has also been added.
Here, two words are used in relation to plants:
1. Crushed, ground, powdered, and chutney of plants.
2. Peels, husks, etc. of plants.
These can come into contact with hands, etc., and they include all types of plants. Therefore, there is no need for separate sutras for lodhra, kand, mul, singaver, and pupfhag. These words are not authenticated by the commentary, Churni, or Dashavaikalik. The word "kantav" is unknown. Therefore, these five words and the 21 hattha, etc. phrases were added much later, as there is no ancient basis for them.
## Penance for performing acts on another's body
64. Je bhikkhu annamannas pae amajjejj va pamajjejj va, amajjantm va pamajjantm va saijjai. Evam taiyauddesagamenam neyaavvam jaav je bhikkhu gaamanugaman duijjamanne annamannas sisaduvvariyam karei, karentm va saijjai.
64. A monk who performs "amarjan" on another's feet once or many times, or approves of someone doing it, or who covers another's head while traveling from village to village, or approves of someone doing it, incurs a minor monthly penance.
## Discussion
These are a total of 54 sutras. Penance is incurred according to these sutras when performing acts on another's body without a necessary reason, only out of devotion or curiosity. In the third uddeśaka, penance is mentioned for performing these acts oneself, and here, penance is mentioned for monks performing these acts on each other. With this distinction, we should understand that there are 54 sutras here as well, and their meaning and discussion should be understood in the same way.