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## The Period for the Great Initiation
The period for giving the Great Initiation after the Small Initiation and establishing the Mahavrata is seven days at the lowest and six months at the highest. A newly initiated Sadhu who has not been established in the Mahavrata can be given food that is not considered suitable for consumption, but this should be done with caution. Here, "not suitable" refers to food that is contaminated with faults related to "Aeshna" (desire). Although a newly initiated Sadhu who has not been established is considered a practitioner of restraint, they do not receive any specific atonement for eating such food because their establishment is certain. Therefore, the scriptures prescribe giving them food that is suitable for consumption. If there is no such newly initiated Sadhu who has not been established in the Sadhu community, then one should neither consume such contaminated food nor give it to others, but should dispose of it in a suitable place according to the prescribed method in the scriptures. The word "Dau" in the scriptures refers to giving once, and the word "Anuppadaun" refers to inviting or giving little by little multiple times.
## The Rules for Offering Food
The rules for offering food to those who are and are not in the "Kalpa" (state of being) are as follows:
1. Food prepared for those who are in the "Kalpa" can be consumed by those who are not in the "Kalpa", but not by those who are in the "Kalpa".
2. Food prepared for those who are not in the "Kalpa" cannot be consumed by those who are in the "Kalpa", but can be consumed by others who are not in the "Kalpa".
3. Those who are in the "Kalpa" are called "Kalpasthit", and those who are not in the "Kalpa" are called "Akalpasthit".
## Explanation
Sadhus who are in the ten types of "Kalpa", including "Achelky", and follow the "Panchayam" form of Dharma are called "Kalpasthit", especially the Sadhus of the first and last Tirthankaras. Sadhus of the twenty-two intermediate Tirthankaras who are not in the ten types of "Kalpa" but are in some "Kalpas" and follow the "Chaturyaam" form of Dharma are called "Akalpasthit".
Food prepared by householders for "Kalpasthit" Sadhus cannot be consumed by them, but can be consumed by "Akalpasthit" Sadhus. Similarly, food prepared for "Akalpasthit" Sadhus can be consumed by other "Akalpasthit" Sadhus, but not by "Kalpasthit" Sadhus.