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[Nishīthasūtra Anantakaaya - A plant that contains infinite living beings is called an Anantakaayika plant. Roots and flowers are forms of Anantakaaya, but the Paṇṇavaṇā and other Āgamas mention many other types of Anantakaaya. From the stem of a plant to its seed, there are eight divisions, and if they possess the characteristics of Anantakaaya, they can be considered Anantakaaya. The Āgamas mention some characteristics of Anantakaaya as follows:
"Jass mūlassa bhagga'ssa, samo bhangō padīsai. Aṇantajīve u se mūle, je yāvaṇṇe tahāviha. || 9 || Jass mūlassa kaṭṭhāmō challi bahalayarī bhave. Aṇantajīvā u sā challi je yāvaṇṇe tahāviha. || 30 || Chakkāgaṁ bhajjamāṇassa, gaṇṭhī cuṇṇam ghaṇō bhave. Puḍhavī sarisabheēṇaṁ, aṇantajīvaṁ viyāṇāhi || 38 || Gūḍhachirāgaṁ pattaṁ, sachīraṁ jaṁ cha nicchīraṁ. Jaṁ piya paṇṭṭha-sandhi, aṇantajīvaṁ viyāṇāhi. || 39 || Je kei ṇāliyābaddhā pupphā, saṁkhijja jīviyā bhaṇiyā. Nihuyā aṇantajīvā, je yāvaṇṇe tahāviha. || 4 || Sabbōvi kisalayo khalu, uggamāṇō aṇantano bhaṇiyō. Sō cheva vivadḍhaṁtō, hoi paritto aṇantō vā || 52 ||
-Paṇṇavaṇāsūtra, pada 1 sāraṁśa - 1. A plant from whose broken piece milk comes out. 2. A plant that has two flat divisions when broken by hand. 3. A plant whose division, when cut in a circular shape, shows particles like earth in the cut part. 4. A plant whose root, tuber, stem, and branch have thick bark. 5. A leaf that does not have veins (fibers) or joints. 6. A fruit that is not ṇālabaddha. 7. A sprout that is growing.
In this way, vegetables, leaves, etc. can also be Anantakaaya, and Paṇaga, Sewāl, Pāl, Lahsun, Kāndā, Gājar, Mūlā, Adarak, Haldi, Ratālu, Shakarakand, Arabi, and many aquatic plants are Anantakaaya. If their sentient parts or portions are present in an insentient diet, then it is fit for consumption. The atonement for consuming Prādhākarma food, etc.
6. Je bhikkhū āhākammāṁ bhujai, bhujantaṁ vā sāijjai.
6. A monk who consumes Prādhākarma food, clothing, and bedding, or approves of those who do so, (receives the Guruchaumāsi atonement).