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## Fifth Uddesaka
[133, The Katakar makes or approves the making of the Dirgha Sutra. (He incurs the Laghumasik Pratikramana.)]
**Discussion:** "Doha suttam nama katta ti" - The meaning of Dirgha Sutra is Katana, i.e., spinning cotton with a "takli, charkha" etc.
**Bhaṣya Gāthā:** Sutatte palimanthō, uddāho jhusir doso sammho.
Hatthō vāghay sanchay, pasang āḍāṇ gamanam cha. || 1966 || This Gāthā contains a collection of the faults of spinning. Spinning is the work of a householder, doing it causes a monk to lose his holiness. It causes harm to mosquitoes and other living beings, excessive spinning causes fatigue in the hands and other parts of the body. Spinning can also lead to the tendency to weave.
There is also the possibility of collecting and other faults. Thus, this Gāthā describes self-harm and restraint-harm.
Therefore, a monk should not engage in spinning or other such activities. If he engages in such activities or approves of them, he incurs Pratikramana from this Sutra. The Pratikramana for making a colorful, attractive, and decorated staff is:
25. The monk who makes or approves the making of a staff made of wood, bamboo, or cane, which is decorated.
26. The monk who carries or approves the carrying of a staff made of wood, bamboo, or cane, which is decorated.
27. The monk who makes or approves the making of a staff made of wood, bamboo, or cane, which is colored.
28. The monk who carries or approves the carrying of a staff made of wood, bamboo, or cane, which is colored.
29. The monk who makes or approves the making of a staff made of wood, bamboo, or cane, which is variegated.
30. The monk who carries or approves the carrying of a staff made of wood, bamboo, or cane, which is variegated.
25. The monk who makes or approves the making of a staff made of wood, bamboo, or cane, which is decorated.
26. The monk who carries or approves the carrying of a staff made of wood, bamboo, or cane, which is decorated.