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[Nishosth Sutra 8. A monk who praises or approves of an act of adharma (unrighteousness). (He incurs Guruchaumasi Pratikraman.)]
**Discussion:** Praising acts of violence, falsehood, or the supporters of sin, such as the Charak-Parivrajaka and others, or praising the five fires penance, the remnants of vows, or the eighteen sins, is considered adharma-prashansa (praising unrighteousness). Praising adharma inspires people to commit those sinful acts. It nourishes the belief in the false nature of beings. Ordinary people are attracted to falsehood.
Therefore, when faced with the occasion to praise sin or adharma, a monk should remain silent, maintain an attitude of indifference, and seize the opportunity to present the true Dharma.
**Householder's Body-Action-Speech Pratikraman**
9 to 62. A monk who performs or approves of the "ammarjan" (washing) of the feet of an Anyatithika (non-Jain) or a householder, once or many times. Similarly, according to the third Uddeshak (Sutras 16 to 69), one should know that a monk who, while traveling from village to village, covers the head of an Anyatithika or a householder, or approves of such an act. (He incurs Guruchaumasi Pratikraman.)
**Discussion:** There are 54 Sutras related to the householder's body-action-speech Pratikraman. A monk incurs Guruchaumasi Pratikraman for serving a householder. These Sutras are discussed in the third Uddeshak, from Sutras 16 to 69. Therefore, refer to them. For the clear meaning of Anyatithika and householder, refer to the discussion in Sutra 15, Uddeshak 1.
**Fear-Inducing Pratikraman**
63. A monk who frightens himself or approves of someone who frightens him.
64. A monk who frightens another or approves of someone who frightens another. (He incurs Guruchaumasi Pratikraman.)
**Discussion:** It is not appropriate for a monk to make himself fearful of ghosts, spirits, demons, snakes, lions, thieves, etc., or to use fear-inducing words to frighten others.
The commentator has stated that if these fear-inducing entities exist, then frightening someone incurs Laghuchaumasi Pratikraman, and if they do not exist, then frightening someone incurs Guruchaumasi Pratikraman.