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Twentieth Uddeshak]
50. An Anugara who is undergoing a five-night less Prāyaścitta for five months, if he criticizes a two-month Prāyaścitta-worthy fault due to purpose, motive or reason at the beginning, middle or end of the Prāyaścitta period, then he incurs a Prāyaścitta of twenty nights, neither less nor more. This, when combined, results in a five-and-a-half-month Pratiṣṭhāpana.
51. An Anugara who is undergoing a five-and-a-half-month Prāyaścitta, if he criticizes a one-month Prāyaścitta-worthy fault due to purpose, motive or reason at the beginning, middle or end of the Prāyaścitta period, then he incurs a Prāyaścitta of one Pakṣa, neither less nor more. This, when combined, results in a six-month Pratiṣṭhāpana.
Discussion- In these sūtras, the combined Pratiṣṭhāpana of monthly and two-monthly Prāyaścitta places is called Āropaṇa. The rest of the discussion should be understood as in the previous sūtras.
Similar to one month and two months, other multiple-month related Pratiṣṭhāpana, Āropaṇa, etc. alternatives should also be understood accordingly. The summary sūtra 1-5 of the twentieth Uddeshak states that for a Prāyaścitta place from one month to five months, the Prāyaścitta for criticizing it without deceit is the same number of months. For criticizing with deceit, a Prāyaścitta of one Guru month is incurred. For a Prāyaścitta place of six months or more, the Prāyaścitta is only six months, whether criticized with or without deceit. There is no further Prāyaścitta provision, just as there is no jail sentence of more than 20 years in the state system. 6-10 The Prāyaścitta for criticizing a Prāyaścitta place consumed multiple times should be understood as in the previous sūtras. 11-12 The Prāyaścitta for criticizing monthly, etc. Prāyaścitta places with dual-combination breaches should also be understood as in the previous sūtras. 13-14 The Prāyaścitta for criticizing full-month or more-than-full-month places, with or without deceit, etc. should be understood as in the previous sūtra. When a fault place consumed once is criticized without deceit, and the fault is applied again, then Āropaṇa of Prāyaścitta is done for any breach of the two four-fold breaches. The Prāyaścitta for criticizing a place consumed once with deceit, and the Āropaṇa in it, should be understood as in the previous sūtras. 17-18 The entire description related to the place consumed multiple times should be understood as in these two sūtras, similar to the previous two sūtras.