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## Translation:
**450] [Vyavahar Sutra: The Method and Prohibition of Giving the Great Initiation to Boys and Girls] 18. It is not proper for Nirgranthas or Nirgranthis to give the great initiation to a boy or girl who is less than eight years old, or to eat with them. 19. It is proper for Nirgranthas or Nirgranthis to give the great initiation to a boy or girl who is more than eight years old, or to eat with them.**
**Discussion:** In the previous Sutra, the statement of the Shaiksha-bhoomi was said to be the time of initiation, and here the statement of the Ksullaka-Ksullaka, that is, the initiation of a young boy or girl, has been made. If, for some reason, a young boy is initiated with his parents, etc., then the great initiation should not be given before the age of eight years, including the gestation period, that is, nine years. After this time has been completed, the great initiation can be given. Generally, the initiation should not be given before this age. Therefore, this Sutra-stated initiation ordinance is expected to be in exceptional circumstances. Or, it can also be understood that both initiation and great initiation are indicated by initiation. It is natural for a very young child to be unstable and restless, and it is possible for him to lose his composure due to situations like being stubborn, crying, playing, and urinating and defecating without discretion. For this reason, there is a prohibition and atonement ordinance for giving initiation or great initiation before the age of nine years. The verb "sanbhujitte" is also in the Sutra, which means that a newly initiated Sadhu cannot be given a Mandalik meal before initiation. Because until then he is a Samayikcharitra. After the great initiation, he becomes a Chhedopasthapaneya charitra. It should be understood that it is a rule to eat a Mandalik meal with him.
**20. It is not proper for Nirgranthas or Nirgranthis to teach a boy or girl who is less than eight years old the name of the Acharaprakalpa. 21. It is proper for Nirgranthas or Nirgranthis to teach a boy or girl who is more than eight years old the name of the Acharaprakalpa.**