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[Nishīthasūtra]
Here, the atonement for bowing to or praising those who have taken the vow of begging for food is not mentioned, but it should be understood.
Although atonement is mentioned for various types of contact with those who have taken the vow of begging for food, or those who are close to them, it is never appropriate for a monk to behave rudely or impolitely towards them. Doing so is also a cause for atonement.
A monk who knows the cause of a particular type of benefit, or in exceptional circumstances, may give them food, etc. Then, by accepting the appropriate atonement for that act, he can also become pure.
There is no instruction in the commentary of the twenty-second atonement sūtra in the Upāśraya. Therefore, it appears that this sūtra has been added to the original text for some reason. Before that sūtra, there are two atonement sūtras about transactions in the Upāśraya. Having three sūtras means that one should not stay in an Upāśraya with them, nor should one go to their Upāśraya.
Atonement for traveling in forbidden areas
25. A monk who, even though he is in a region where food and other amenities are readily available, resolves to travel a long route that takes many days, or approves of someone who does so.
26. A monk who, even though he is in a region where food and other amenities are readily available, travels towards a region where non-Aryan, Mleccha, and border-dwelling thieves and robbers live, or approves of someone who does so. (He is subject to the atonement of Laghu-Chaumāsi).
Discussion - Āchā. Śru, 2 a. 3 u. 1 prohibits traveling in non-Aryan regions and on routes that take many days to traverse, and also explains the difficulties that arise from doing so. It also indicates that one should not travel towards such regions when there are regions suitable for practicing restraint.
Traveling in non-Aryan regions can lead to cruel harassment by the ignorant inhabitants, causing the monk to be unable to remain steadfast in his body and the meditation of restraint. In the event of a fatal harassment, there would also be self-destruction and destruction of restraint. Therefore, monks are not permitted to travel to such regions.
Even to travel to an Aryan region, if there is a long forest on a route that takes many days to cross, and there is no food, water, or housing along the way, then one should not travel in that direction.