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[Sixth Uddesaka] [385] It is not permissible for a Nirgrantha or Nirgranthis to reinstate, engage in sexual relations with, or keep company with a Nirgrantha who has come from another gana with a broken, weak, fragmented, or corrupted conduct, until they have been criticized for their transgressions, performed pratikramna, been censured, been subjected to gardha, been expelled, and have been purified, and have made a vow not to repeat the transgression in the future and have accepted the appropriate atonement. It is also not permissible to give them directions or to keep them for a short period of time. 11. It is not permissible for a Nirgrantha or Nirgranthis to reinstate, engage in sexual relations with, or keep company with a Nirgrantha who has come from another gana with a broken, weak, fragmented, or corrupted conduct, until they have been criticized for their transgressions, and have accepted the appropriate atonement. It is also not permissible to give them directions or to keep them for a short period of time.
Discussion: If a monk or nun leaves their own gana due to a transgression like sexual misconduct, or if they are expelled from their gana, the rules regarding whether or not they can be kept are presented in these sutras. The meaning of terms like "kshata-prachar" is explained in the third Uddesaka. The sutras state that a monk or nun with corrupted conduct should be reinstated, and it is also necessary to purify them through criticism and atonement. Only after they have been purified and reinstated can they be allowed to share food, live together, etc., and only then can they be given instructions by a pracharaya, upadhyaya, or guru. The sutras use the words "disam va anudisam va uddisittae va dhareettae va" to refer to giving instructions from a pracharaya, upadhyaya, or guru. It is not appropriate to interpret these words as meaning that a monk with corrupted conduct can be given the position of pracharaya, etc. because the Agamas state that only a monk with unblemished conduct is worthy of such positions. Therefore, the meaning of giving directions or keeping them for a short period of time should be understood as informing them who their pracharaya, upadhyaya, or pravartiini is. The commentator has also interpreted these words in the same way.