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[Nishīthasūtra]
**Places of Violation of Apkāya**
**1. In Gocharī:**
* 1. Accepting alms from a giver who touches water with his hands, etc.
* 2. Accepting alms from a giver who touches water with oily hands, etc.
* 3. Accepting alms from a giver who has committed a Pūrvakarmadoṣa.
* 4. Accepting alms from a giver who has committed a Paścātkarmadoṣa.
* 5. Accepting alms from a giver who touches water, etc.
**2. On the Path:**
* 1. Walking in the water of a river, stream, pond, etc.
* 2. Walking on the ground where there is dew, dust, or rainwater.
* 3. Walking on water that has fallen on the path, or touching water placed or thrown by someone else.
**In Vihar:**
* Crossing water that reaches the thighs or waist can also lead to the violation of Apkāya.
**Note:**
* As long as the subtle particles of water exist in the above-mentioned places, they remain sentient.
* When the moisture of water that has fallen on the path disappears, i.e., when the water is completely absorbed into the earth, it becomes insentient.
* When the water of a river, pond, etc., dries up completely, there are no Apkāya beings in it, but the sentience of Pṛthvīkāya remains there for some time.
**Places of Violation of Agnīkāya**
**1. In Gocharī:**
* Taking an object that has been in contact with fire, or taking an object placed on fire, or starting a fire in any way by the giver for the purpose of giving alms.
**2. In Upāśraya:**
* It is not appropriate for a monk to stay in a place with fire or a lamp. However, it is permissible to stay there for one or two days if no other place is available.
**Note:**
* If a monk happens to stay in such a place, he may inadvertently violate Agnīkāya while performing actions like copying, cleaning, walking, etc.
**Places of Violation of Vāyukāya**
**1. Fanning any hot substance to cool it down.**
**2. Fanning oneself with any means due to heat.**
**Note:**
* The commentator has also stated that sitting in a wind-driven breeze for a householder, or going to an open place and making a resolution like "Let the wind come," is also a type of violation of Vāyukāya.
**3. While performing the necessary activities of copying, etc., while performing various (parikarma) actions of the body and equipment, while walking, standing, sitting, sleeping, speaking, or eating, and while placing, lifting, or rubbing any object, if these actions are performed with the stirring of air, it leads to the violation of Vāyukāya.**| SR No. | 003462 |
| Book Title | Agam 24 Chhed 01 Nishith Sutra Stahanakvasi |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Madhukarmuni, Kanhaiyalal Maharaj, Trilokmuni, Devendramuni, Ratanmuni |
| Publisher | Agam Prakashan Samiti |
| Publication Year | 1991 |
| Total Pages | 567 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Book_Devnagari, Agam, Canon, Ethics, & agam_nishith |
| File Size | 11 MB |