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[234] Just as when less than the required amount of milk or other liquid is put into a frying pan, it boils and cooks within the pan and does not overflow, but when the pan is filled to the brim with milk or any other substance, it boils over and overflows from the pan, sometimes even extinguishing the fire of the stove. Similarly, when one consumes food beyond the limit, it causes indigestion, and when one consumes less food, it does not cause indigestion. / This is also mentioned in the Prāyaścitta Sūtra, Niśītha U. 10. The rules for eating and discarding contaminated food are as follows: 11. If any living being, seed, or sentient dust falls into the bowl of a monk who has entered a householder's house for food and water, and if it can be separated and purified, then it should be separated and purified first, and then eaten or drunk with care. / If it is not possible to separate or purify it, then it should not be consumed by oneself or given to others, but should be discarded in a secluded and clean place after being carefully cleaned and washed. When a monk or nun goes out for alms, they should first inspect the food offered by the person who gives it to them to see if it is pure or not. Are there any living beings in it? If it appears pure and free from living beings, then it should be accepted, otherwise not. / After accepting the food with care, either by seeing or by examining it, one should again check the bowl to see if any flies or other insects have fallen into it while the food was being given, or if any other insects have crawled onto it. If a monk or nun does not take such precautions, they are liable to the Prāyaścitta of the Lahu-māsa. If, while the householder is giving food, the monk's attention is diverted elsewhere, and as soon as he leaves the householder's house, he remembers that he did not inspect the bowl for living beings, then he should stop at some place within seven steps and inspect it. If the monastery is nearby, he should go there and inspect it. If any living beings are found moving about, they should be carefully removed one by one. / Similarly, if any dead creatures, sentient seeds, or food mixed with sentient leaves are found in the food, and if they can be removed, they should be removed with discretion. If they cannot be removed, then the food should be discarded in a secluded, lifeless place.