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## Fourteenth Uddeshak
[311] The first, second, and third sutras describe the atonement for the three origin-defects of *krita*, *adi*, and *tritya*, respectively. The fourth sutra describes the atonement for the remaining three origin-defects together.
A sadhu buying a vessel from a vessel-seller and paying the price to the vessel-seller from a devotee householder, this is considered the sadhu buying the vessel.
A sadhu asking a devotee householder to buy a vessel and bring it to him, this is considered the sadhu having the vessel bought.
Similarly, borrowing, lending, and exchanging, and having these done, should also be understood in the same way.
These three defects are forms of transgression of the *parigraha* mahavrata.
The atonement for the remaining three defects is said to be done by the householder, because it is not possible for a sadhu to commit these defects.
Or, if someone perhaps commits such an unbridled act, then the *laghu-chaumasi* atonement mentioned in the present sutra does not apply to him, but the *guru-chaumasi* atonement applies.
The consumption of the *achchhinna* defect is a form of transgression of the first and third mahavrata. The consumption of the *anisrusht* defect is a form of transgression of the third mahavrata. The consumption of the *abhihad* defect is a form of transgression of the first mahavrata. These six defects are called the origin-defects of *eshana-samiti*.
1. A *krita-bhikshu* is a complete renunciant of *parigraha*, therefore buying and selling is not his conduct. He obtains necessary requisites and food only through *bhiksha*. Uttara. A. 35, Ga. 13-15 states that:
A bhikshu should not even desire gold and silver in his mind, he should see stone and gold with equal vision, and refrain from the tendency to buy and sell.
The buyer is the customer (buyer) and the seller is the merchant. Even if a bhikshu engages in buying and selling, he is not a transgressor of *jina-agna*.
Therefore, a bhikshu who lives by *bhiksha* should obtain every object only through *bhiksha*, but should not buy. Because buying and selling is a great sin for a bhikshu, and *bhiksha* is a great source of happiness. - Uttara. A. 35 Ga. 13-15.
Dasavai. A. 3, Ga. 3 states that it is considered misconduct for a bhikshu to accept an object bought by a householder with the intention of giving it to a sadhu, i.e., an object tainted with the *krita* defect.
Dasavai. A. 6, Ga. 48 states that "A bhikshu who consumes food etc. tainted with the *krita* etc. defects is an approver of the sin that occurs in the making of that substance." This is the third type of approval. There are three types of approval...