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[Nishīthasūtra]
It should be understood that this is a prāyaścitta (atonement) concerning both the text and its meaning, in brief, from the Vācanāsūtra, since there are no separate sūtras.
From these two sūtras and their discussions, the order of Vācanā can be understood as follows: 1. Āvashyaka Sūtra 2. Daśavaikālika Sūtra 3. Uttarādhyayana Sūtra 4. Ācārāṅga Sūtra 5. Nishīthasūtra 6. Sūyagaḍāṅga Sūtra 7. Three Chhedasūtras (Daśāśruta Skandha Sūtra, Bṛhatkalpa Sūtra, Vyavahāra Sūtra) 8. Ṭhānāṅga Sūtra, Samavāyāṅga Sūtra 9. Bhagavati Sūtra
The remaining Kālika or Utkalika Sūtras should be studied or taught at any point in the middle or after this study order, as per the command of Gītartha Muni. This order should be understood as the Āgama system for memorizing the Āgama in its original and meaningful form.
Prāyaścitta for giving Vācanā to the ineligible and not giving it to the eligible
18. Je bhikṣū appaṭṭaṁ vāeī, vāeṁtaṁ vā sāijjī. 19. Je bhikṣū paṭṭaṁ ṇa vāeī, ṇa vāeṁtaṁ vā sāijjī. 20. Je bhikṣū avvaṭṭaṁ vāeī, vāeṁtaṁ vā sāijjī. 21. Je bhikṣū vaṭṭaṁ ṇa vāeī, ṇa vāeṁtaṁ vā sāijjī. 18. The bhikṣu who gives Vācanā to the ineligible (apaṭṭa) or approves of the one who gives it.
19. The bhikṣu who does not give Vācanā to the eligible (paṭṭa) or approves of the one who does not give it.
20. The bhikṣu who gives Vācanā to the unmanifested (avvaṭṭa) or approves of the one who gives it.
21. The bhikṣu who does not give Vācanā to the manifested (vaṭṭa) or approves of the one who does not give it. (He incurs the Laghuchauṁāsī prāyaścitta.)
Discussion - In the previous sūtras, the prāyaścitta for not giving Vācanā in order, of the sūtras, and of the study, uddeśaka, etc., has been stated. Because, by receiving the Vācanā of the Āgama-designated primary sūtra, study, uddeśaka, etc., one becomes eligible for the Vācanā of the subsequent sūtras, study, uddeśaka, etc.