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[First Objective] [273 also the word "Pratima" has been used / It would be completely inappropriate to imagine those who are Pratimadhari. There is a definite period for those who hold the twelve Pratimadharis or other Pratimadharis. They remain in Paradhna for that long. The terms "Dochchhapi" and "Ichchhajja" used in the Sutra are unnecessary for them / They practice various types of tapasya-sadhana etc. only after they take Pratima / Therefore, there is no reason to leave Pratima in between and it is also not appropriate to imagine the provision of tapasya or chhed pratyachit for the Pratimadhari bhikshu to come to the gachch after completing the Pratimadhari / Because the Shravaks who take Pratima are also so strong-willed that they do not keep any kind of praagar in their rules, i.e. even the praagar of the king etc. does not remain for them / Then how can the possibility of the Pratimadhari bhikshu being fickle-minded and being blamed be considered? In Sutra 31, there is a statement like "Nasti Kei Chhae Wa Parihare Wa, Nannasti Egaae Paloyanaae" for the ordinary bhikshu who takes the ling of other opinion, then the Pratimadhari bhikshu is of a much higher level of practice than that. Therefore, it is appropriate to understand that the provision and pratyachit done in these Sutras is in relation to those who leave the gachch voluntarily and take up eklavicharcharya / There are two types of eklavichara mentioned in the Agamas (1) Aparisthitika (2) Saparisthitika / Aparisthitika - The solitary stay of the bhikshus who take Pratimadharis is only for the purpose of nirjara, that is Aparisthitika eklavichara / The bhikshus who take Pratima do eklavichara with respect and with the permission of the Acharya of the gachch, therefore they are counted in the property of the Acharya / They are the knowers of the nine pasts / After completing the Pratima in eight months, they come to the gana with respect. Saparisthitika - due to physical-mental reasons, due to the disparity of nature, due to the non-availability of a cooperative partner who follows pure restraint, or due to the inability to follow the restraint method completely, the eklavichara that is taken voluntarily is called 'Saparisthitika eklavichara'. The bhikshu who follows Saparisthitika eklavicharcharya is not counted in the property of the Acharya. His leaving the gachch is not by permission or with respect, but by the indifference or opposition of the sangha. For the bhikshu who follows Saparisthitika eklavicharcharya, it is not mandatory to take Pratima, to be an excellent geetarth, or to have special qualifications, however, a navadishit (one who has taken diksha for less than three years), a balak (one who is less than 16 years old), and a tarun (one who is less than 40 years old) should not be an eklavichari. Because in Vyavaharsutra U. 3, there is a provision for these three to stay under the leadership of the Acharya Upadhyaya.