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## Seventh Uddeshak: Regarding Keeping a Sadhvi from Another Gan
1. **If a Niggantha and Nigganthi are in Sambhoga, it is not permissible for the Nigganthi to keep a Nigganthi from another Gan who has broken or is in a state of broken conduct, without asking the Niggantha, and without criticizing her previous conduct or making her accept the appropriate Prāyaścitta. It is also not permissible to ask her questions, give her Vaachana, re-establish her in the Charitra, eat with her, or keep her company. It is also not permissible to give her directions for a short time, or to hold her.**
2. **If a Nigganthi from another Gan who has broken or is in a state of broken conduct comes to a Niggantha, it is permissible for the Niggantha to ask the Nigganthis, or even without asking, to criticize her previous conduct or make her accept the appropriate Prāyaścitta. It is also permissible to ask her questions, give her Vaachana, re-establish her in the Charitra, allow her to eat with them, and keep her company. It is also permissible to give her directions for a short time, or to hold her. However, if the Nigganthis do not wish to keep her, she should return to her own Gan.**
**Discussion:** The previous Uddeshak dealt with the rules for criticizing and making a Niggantha or Nigganthi with broken conduct accept Prāyaścitta when they come from another Gan. These two Sutras deal specifically with the rules for asking a Sambhogik Shraman or Shramani when a Sadhvi comes from another Gan. If such a Sadhvi comes to a Nigganthi, she can only keep her, give her Vaachana, re-establish her in the Charitra, or eat and sit with her after asking her Sambhogik Sadhus, such as the Acharya and Upadhyaya, and receiving their permission. However, it is not permissible to do any of these things without asking or consulting.