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[Nishith Sutra]
11. The bodies of many Sanghātim beings stick to the letters or their blood gets on the letters.
Four examples of killing living beings - 1. Deer from the midst of the four-armed army, Sanpātim beings, 3. Sesame seeds or Trasa beings from the oil mill etc. and many beings like fish etc. may possibly escape, may also be saved, but the person who goes cannot be saved. Therefore, it is said in the commentary
2. Tṛṇa-Pañcaka
Jattiya mettā vārā, muñcati, bandhati ya jattiyā vārā. Jatti akkharāṇi lihati va, tatti lahuga ca āvajje.
As many times as these books are opened, closed or as many letters are written, so many times there is a small Chaturmasik atonement and the atonement for the creature that dies also comes separately.
2. From ghee, milk etc. 4. Caught in a net in the middle of the book
Bha. Ga. 4008
1. There is killing of small beings like Kuṭhue etc.
2. There is self-killing from poisonous creatures.
3. Therefore, as many times as one turns over or contracts and expands, so many small Chaturmasik atonements come.
In the remaining three Pañcakas, due to the transcription not being pure or due to the killing of living beings, there is a violation of restraint. Therefore, due to the Bhūṣira fault, these instruments are not fit to be taken. But in a situation of exception, if these instruments are taken, then atonement should be taken for them and they should be considered as inconceivable instruments or cursed instruments.
Brihatkalpasutra Uddesaka - 3 has a provision of limited use of wool and leather for the Sadhu and there is also a description of taking Tṛṇa-Pañcaka in Uttaradhyayanasutra Pra. 23 etc. many Agamas. From these descriptions, it is concluded that sometimes, due to circumstances, these Bhūṣira instruments can also be kept in a way that does not kill living beings, according to that method and limit. But when the killing of living beings is possible or not necessary, then they should be abandoned.
Due to physical circumstances, if necessary, the Charma Pañcaka and Tṛṇa-Pañcaka or Vastra-Pañcaka can be taken and used, in the same way, due to reasons like forgetting the scriptures etc., books etc. means can also be kept with the said discretion, as they are helpful in studies.
It is the necessary conduct of a Bhikshu to transcribe and clean both times the technical and cursed titles kept with him. Accordingly, if books are to be kept as his title, then they should also be transcribed and cleaned both times as per the rules. By doing so, there is no possibility of the faults mentioned in the commentary and there is also convenience in the worship of knowledge.