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[Nishosha Sutra 86. A Sachhel monk who lives with or approves of Sachhel nuns
87. A Sachhel monk who lives with or approves of Achel nuns
88. An Achel monk who lives with or approves of Sachhel nuns
89. An Achel monk who lives with or approves of Achel nuns. (He receives the Guruchaumasi penance.)
Discussion-1. The Brihatkalpa Sutra states that women should not stay in a place where men are present and nuns should not stay in a place where men are present.
2. The Uttaradhyayanasutra, Chapter 16 and Chapter 32, also prescribe separate beds. 3. The Dashavaikalika Sutra, Chapter 8, Verse 54, states that a monk should always be afraid of women.
4. The Uttaradhyayanasutra 32, Verse 16, states that even if a monk is not tempted by adorned celestial nymphs, it is still better for him to stay in a place without women, knowing that solitude is beneficial.
Although both monks and nuns are keepers of restraint, they should not live in the same place.
Even if a Sachhel monk lives with a Sachhel nun, there is a possibility of many faults, so living with an Achel nun is clearly harmful.
The Nishisha Uddeshak 9 states that living together with a monk and a nun is a Guruchaumasi penance, and here it states that living together with a monk and a nun in the fourfold combination of Sachhel and Achel is a Guruchaumasi penance.
The Thananga Sutra, Chapter 5, Sutra 417, states that if a monk and a nun live together in exceptional circumstances, it is not a violation of the Lord's command.
The Thananga Sutra, Chapter 5, Sutra 418, states that if an Achel nirgranthi lives with a Sachhel nirgranthi, it is not a violation of the Lord's command.
In such a situation, due to circumstances, it is done with discretion under the leadership of the Geetaarth.
Due to the ten reasons mentioned in the above Thananga, the penance does not apply to monks and nuns living together as per the present Sutra.
The Brihatkalpa, Chapter 3, Sutra 1-2, prohibits monks and nuns from standing, sitting, sleeping, etc. in each other's presence.