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[Second Objective] [289 5. A monk who is undergoing Pariharatapaschitta (penance in the form of Pariharatapas) and criticizes the service provided by a practitioner of a particular system of medicine when he is ill, should be given Pariharatapaschitta penance by the Acharya (spiritual teacher) and others, and his necessary service should be provided, if he is capable of performing Pariharatapas. If he is not capable, then the Acharya and others should appoint an Anupariharic (attendant) monk for his care. If the Pariharic (penitent) monk, despite being strong, takes care from the Anupariharic monk, then his penance should also be imposed along with the previous penance. Discussion - The method of performing Pariharatapas under the guidance of the Acharya and others has been described in the previous objective and in the Brihatkalpa U. 4. These sutras prescribe the automatic performance of Pariharatapas by two or more wandering Sarmic (Jain) monks. If two wandering Sarmic monks are Gitarya (those who have taken the vow of silence) and are wandering in a distant area away from the Acharya and others, or are wandering without the guidance of any Acharya, and one of them needs to perform Pariharatapas for the purification of a fault, then the other Gitarya monk becomes his Anupariharic and Kalpak (one who takes the lead). If both of them have committed a fault together and both need to perform Pariharatapas for purification, then after one monk completes his tapas, the other monk can perform tapas. That is, both cannot perform Pariharatapas together, because one needs to be Kalpak or Anupariharic. If many Sarmic monks are wandering, then the same should be understood regarding the performance of Pariharatapas by one or more of them, that is, one can be kept as Kalpak and the rest of the monks can perform Pariharatapas. The fifth sutra states specifically that if the Pariharic monk is slightly ill and has committed a fault, then the penance related to that fault should also be imposed in the previous tapas. If he does not have the strength to perform tapas, then he should stop performing tapas and after regaining strength, he should perform that penance and complete it. If the Pariharic monk is generally ill and can perform tapas with the service of an Anupariharic, then the penance obtained again should be imposed along with the previous tapas and service should be provided as needed. If the ill monk becomes healthy or strong in between, then he should not be served. Even after becoming healthy and strong, if he takes service, then he also incurs penance, because a monk performing Pariharatapas cannot take help or service from anyone through the Utsarga (renunciation) ritual.