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## Nishīthসূত্র
Based on these proofs, it is clear that tying the mukhapatti on the mouth is suitable for the muni-chinha and for the protection of life. Otherwise, it is certain that almost all sadhus and sadhvis will speak with their mouths open, and if it is left aside, the muni-chinha will also not remain. While walking in villages and so on, or in viharas and so on, if the mukhastrika is not on the mouth, then it becomes meaningless to call it an essential tool in the bhaṣyādi for the sake of the jinkalpi, etc., in comparison to the muni-chinha.
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In Bhagavati Sutra, Chapter 9, Verse 32, there is mention of the mukhapatti with eight folds. In the Samutthāna Sutra, there is also mention of eight folds.
In the Śvetāmbara Murtipujaka community, a mukhapatti with four folds is kept, but a prāṭha pat is also made on one side. It is always kept in the hand. During viharas and so on, it is also hung in the cholapattka. Śvetāmbara Sthānakavāsī munis completely tie the mukhavastrikā on their face with eight folds. In the Śivapurāṇa, Chapter 21, while introducing the Jain sadhu, it is said that they wear a mukhavastrikā on their face. As follows:
> With a vessel in hand, and holding a cloth in their turban, they wear dirty clothes and speak little.
In the Nishīthabhāṣya and Piṇḍaniyukti, it is said:
> The second thing to be observed is the mukhapatti. [5805]
- Rājendra Koṣa, Vol. 6, p. 333. This statement about making the mouth a prāmāṇa by tying the mukhavastrikā on the face can only be meaningful. The number of mukhavastrikās is not mentioned in the Āgama. Therefore, two or more can be kept as needed. In the vyākhyā granthas, it is said to keep one mukhavastrikā each.
## Kambaḷ
The name kambaḷ appears in many places in the Āgamas. It is kept for the protection of the body from cold.
In the Praśnavyākaraṇasūtra, where there is mention of three chadḍars, the name kambaḷ is not mentioned in the other upadhi, therefore it is included in the three chadḍars. A bhikṣu who can tolerate cold can manage with one cotton chadḍar and can also remain without an achela, while performing the Ūṇodari tapa of clothing.
Or, a bhikṣu performing the Ūṇodari tapa, depending on the type of cloth, can give up the kambaḷ by keeping only cotton cloth.
The kambaḷ has come to be considered a means of protecting life, which is merely a tradition, but not Āgama-sanmata. In Daśa Daśa, Chapter 7, there is a description of the padimadhārī bhikṣu going on vihar from sunrise to sunset. It is said that wherever the sunset occurs, they should spend the night there without negligence.
In the Bṛhatkalpa, Chapter 2, it is said that it is desirable for a sadhu to stay in a place with an open sky, and it is desirable for a sādhvī to stay there. But it is not said there that there should be a violation of the apkāya or that they should stay wearing a kambaḷ.