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These Sutras mention Datti-Khurak (dosage), also state that it should not be taken on a journey, and also mention melting it. Therefore, here, opium etc. in the form of medicine can also be understood in the word "Viyad".
Opium is used to stop diarrhea or to induce sleep for the peace of the sick. It is considered a successful medicine for these purposes. The dosage varies for each person. Therefore, the statement of the Thanang Sutra regarding the heinous, medium, and excellent dosage also becomes consistent. Many times people use opium by dissolving it in water and grinding it in a mortar. This allows for the use of a very small amount of opium. If necessary, it can also be easily taken on a journey.
Except for the melting process and the three dosage Sutras, the remaining five Sutras can occur in many other medicines. Therefore, here, instead of understanding "Viyad" as a specific substance, understanding it as all types of medicines, both general and specific, makes the meaning of the presented Sutras clear.
The word "Viyad" has not been defined in the Channi commentary, and the explanation has been given only with the meaning of "madya" in mind. However, in the Brihatkalpa Sutra etc., the words "Majj", "Sura", "Sauvir" have been used for "madya", and the word "Viyad" has been used as an adjective with them. Which is also used as an adjective for water there. Therefore, from the seven Agam proofs mentioned above, it is not possible to use the word "Viyad" for "madya". In Dashakalik A. 5, U. 2, verse 36, there is also the use of "Suran va Meragan vaavi, Annan va Majjagam Rasam", but there is no use of the word "Viyad".
In the Agamas, "madya-mansa" has been said to be "abhakhya" and "varjaniya" for the virtuous. Their consumption has been described as the cause of hell in the Thanang Sutra, and in the pre-Agam texts related to "madya", the word "Viyad" alone has not been used in place of "madya" anywhere. Therefore, it cannot be said that the meaning of "madya" for "Viyad" is consistent with the Agamas.
From the above-mentioned Agam references, it is also clear that the word "Viyad" is mostly used as an adjective with another word. The independent use of the word "Viyad" is only in Dasha. D. 8 in the sense of food-water, and in the present case of Thanang and Nishita in the sense of medicine, and in Acharang in the sense of harmless food.
1-4. These Sutras state the atonement for the faults of "eshana". According to Uttara. A. 2, verse 33, a monk should not even desire medicine if he has the power of endurance, the spirit of conquering disease, and enthusiasm. But if a monk has to take medicine to maintain his samadhi, then he should search for pure, harmless medicine without consuming the faults mentioned in these Sutras, such as "krit" etc. The atonement mentioned in the Sutras comes from consuming medicine with the above-mentioned faults. The same atonement should be understood for consuming "pathya ahar" etc. with the above-mentioned faults. A detailed discussion of these faults can be seen in the fourteenth Uddeshak.