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[194] The *Bahutkalpasutra* should be known, but not dwelt upon. Dwelling upon it leads to violation of royal and *Jina* commands, making one liable for atonement. The evidence for the *avagrahakshetra* is from verse 34: "It is proper for the *nirgranthas* and *nirgranthis* to take an *avagraha* of one *yojana* with a radius of one *kośa* in villages or assemblies, i.e., it is proper to travel two and a half *kośas* in one direction." Explanation: It is proper for a monk to travel up to two and a half *kośas* in any one direction from his *upaśraya*, but it is not proper to travel beyond that. Although it is proper for a monk to travel only two *kośas* for *gocharī*, the intention of saying two and a half *kośas* is that if a monk who has gone two *kośas* for *gocharī* encounters an obstacle due to excrement, he can go half a *kośa* further to remove the obstacle. Thus, the total travel in one direction is two and a half *kośas*. Adding the areas of the two directions, east-west or north-south, results in five *kośas*, i.e., one and a quarter *yojanas*, which is the *avagrahakshetra*. This is what is referred to in the *sutra* as the *sakośa yojana avagrahakshetra*. The essence of the third *uddeshaka* of *sutra* 1-2 is that a monk should not sit, sleep, etc., in the *upaśraya* of a nun, and a nun should not sit, sleep, etc., in the *upaśraya* of a monk. Monks and nuns can use leather without hair if necessary, but hairy leather is not proper for them. In an extreme situation, a monk can use hairy leather that is used by a householder for one night, but it is completely forbidden for a nun. Monks and nuns should not keep expensive clothes, uncut cloth, or clothes that are longer than necessary. Monks should not keep loincloths, undergarments, etc., that are worn close to the genitals, but nuns must keep these items. A nun should not accept clothes from her own *niśrā*, but she can request clothes from other *pravṛtinī*s, etc. 7-10, 11-12.