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## [156] [Brihatkalpasutra Sutra 25-29 30-31 32-33 38.41]
**Monks and nuns should stay in houses devoid of both men and women.** **Monks can stay in houses inhabited only by men, and nuns can stay in houses inhabited only by women.** **It is not appropriate for monks to stay in an *upaashraya* that is bound by material possessions or emotions, but nuns may stay there.** **It is not appropriate for monks to stay in an *upaashraya* that is bound by a fixed path, but nuns may stay there.** **If there is conflict with someone, it is essential to completely calm oneself, even if the conflict is not resolved.** **Otherwise, the practice of restraint is not achieved.** **Monks and nuns should stay in one place during the *chaturmas* and should wander according to their strength during the *hemanta* and *greeshma* seasons.** **They should not travel frequently to kingdoms where there is conflict.** **If monks or nuns go to a *gochari* and someone asks for clothes or other items, they should only accept them with the permission of the *pracharya* or other authority.** **If they give permission, then accept the items, otherwise return them.** **Monks and nuns should not accept food, clothes, bowls, beds, or bedding at night.** **In special circumstances, bedding may be accepted, and stolen clothes, bowls, etc., may be accepted at night if they are returned.** **Monks and nuns should not wander at night or during *vikala* (inappropriate times), and should not go to a *sankaḍī* (a place where food is scarce) at night to eat.** **Monks and nuns should not go alone to a place away from the *upaashraya* at night for chanting, listening, or study, but they can go with two or three others.** **Monks and nuns should wander only within the boundaries of the *praryakshetra* (the area of perception) as described in the sutras.** **However, for the advancement of restraint, they can wander in any suitable area with discernment.** **[42-43 44-45 46-47 48] ** **[Upasangara Sutra 1-5]** **In this context, there are many *kalpya* and *akalpya* (permissible and impermissible) food items from the plant kingdom (such as *tal* and *pralamb*), the limits of *kalpa* (time), the suitability and unsuitability of *prama* (measure) for monks and nuns to stay in one place at a time, and the suitability and unsuitability of *prama* (measure) for monks and nuns to stay in one place at a time.** **[10-11]**