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## Translation:
**[340] Vyavahar Sutra:** Therefore, after seven days of initiation, the Great Initiation can be given on the eighth, ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth day, and there is no atonement for it. If the twelfth night is violated, then according to Sutras 15-16, atonement is received in the form of appropriate penance or termination of initiation, which is said to be five nights of minor atonement in the commentary. If the initiation's seven nights are violated, then in addition to the appropriate penance or termination of initiation, he is exempted from the Acharya-Upadhyaya position for one year as atonement.
Here, another concession is mentioned in the rules and atonement of the Great Initiation, which is that if the newly initiated monk's parents or any other honorable or benefactor are present, and there is a delay in their becoming Kalpaka, then for their sake, the Great Initiation can be delayed for up to six months, and there is no atonement for it. In the Thanangadi Agamas, seven nights are called the minor Shaikshakala. Therefore, even if eligible, the Great Initiation cannot be given before the completion of seven nights, because until then he is called Shaiksha and Akalpa. Six months are called the "excellent Shaikshakala." Therefore, even for honorable men, the Great Initiation should not be delayed beyond six months. In these Sutras, it is said that the atonement for violating the limit of 4-5 days due to memory or forgetfulness is the same. In the allowance of four to five days, in addition to auspicious days or travel, etc., the reason for non-study due to menstruation, etc., is also included, which can be easily resolved in the allowance of 4-5 days.
**18. The discernment of a monk who has gone to another gana:** If a monk leaves his own gana and accepts another gana to live, and if he meets a fellow monk at that time, and asks: "O Arya! Are you living under someone's guidance?" Then he should name the one who is the eldest in that gana in terms of initiation.