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Question - What austerity does he perform?
Answer - He performs at least an ekantar fast and eats ayambil on the day of parana.
Question - In this sutra, it is said that there is a penance for going on a pilgrimage with him, and there are also penances for other types of behavior with him?
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Answer - There is a laghumasik penance for performing eight actions with him, the eighth being going on a pilgrimage with him. Therefore, it should be understood that the previous seven actions are also included with him. In addition to these, there are two more actions for which there is a guru-masik penance.
Question - What are those ten actions?
Answer - 1. Talking to each other.
2. Asking about the meaning of the sutras.
4. Getting up, sitting down, etc. together.
3. Listening to and reciting memorized knowledge such as swadhyay. 5. Vandan-behavior.
7. Doing work such as copying.
9. Giving and taking food.
Question - If he wants to say something, ask something, or criticize something, to whom should he (the pariharik) sadhu go?
6. Giving and taking utensils, etc. 8. Making a sanghada for both and going on a pilgrimage, etc.
10. Sitting in one mandala and performing prahar, i.e., eating together.
Answer - If he has to do anything, he should do it with the permission of the acharya, criticize him, ask him questions, and tell him about his food. If he is in distress or has a disease, etc., he should also tell the acharya. Another sadhu cannot go to him, speak to him, or ask him questions, etc.
Question - If someone sees him in a sick state, who should he inform?
Answer - If he is in unbearable pain at any time in the upashraya, he should tell the acharya himself. If he is unable to tell the acharya due to unbearable pain, another sadhu should go and inform the acharya about his pain. Later, the acharya should appoint someone to serve him.
Question - If the bhikshu who has gone on a pilgrimage, etc., falls somewhere on the way, is it necessary to take the acharya's permission to serve him?
Answer - No, in such a situation, any sadhu can serve him. After bringing him to the place, the acharya is informed and other actions such as criticism are performed, and he is also served until he is healthy. He should do as much work as he can do himself. And the work that he cannot do, another sadhu should do according to the acharya's instructions.
Question - Why is he treated in this way? If someone serves him always, is there any fault?