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## **Chapter 274: On the solitary conduct of monks**
**Solitary conduct without any specific circumstances**
**Sources:**
1. **Eleven types of solitary conduct for monks.** - Dasha Da. 7
2. **The practice of solitary conduct.** - Bahutkalp U. 6
3. **Prohibition of seeking treatment even for a snakebite for a solitary monk.** - Vyav. U. 5
4. **The desire for solitary conduct.** - Thaan A. 3
5. **The qualities of solitary conduct.** - Thaan A. 8
6. **Sitting, standing, sleeping, and walking alone.** - Suy. Shru. 1, A. 2, U. 2
7. **The result of rejecting communal meals (Samyoga).** - Uttara. A. 29
8. **The result of rejecting assistance.** - Uttara. A. 29
9. **The teacher's liberation from the debt to the student by teaching the student solitary conduct.** - Dasha Da. 4
10. **Leaving the group is considered internal penance.** - Uvvai. Su. 30/ Bhagavati. Sh. 25, U. 7
11. **Solitary conduct with vows related to clothing.** - A. Shru. 1, A. 8, U. 4-5-6-7
**Note:** Even in the practices of Moy-pratima, Datti-pariman tapas, and many other vows, the rejection of the group or communal meals is practiced.
**Solitary conduct with specific circumstances**
**Sources:**
1. **Solitary conduct for self-protection.** - Thaan A. 3
2. **Gargacharya's solitary conduct due to the lack of concentration in his students.** - Uttara. A. 26
3. **Instruction for solitary conduct in the absence of a suitable assistant monk.** - Uttara. A. 32
4. **The entire Chulika is called 'Vivitacharya' and it contains many teachings about solitary conduct.** - Dashava. Chu. 2
5. **Praise for the solitary conduct of a monk who is engaged in pure research.** - Aacha. Shru. 1, A. 6, U. 2
6. **Motivation for solitary conduct to avoid the faults of Pradhakarma and the description of its path to liberation.** - Suy. Shru. 1, A. 10
7. **The provision for a suitable dwelling for a solitary monk.** - Vyav. U. 6
8. **The exceptional life of a solitary monk in old age.** - Vyav. U. 8
9. **Thaan A. 5 mentions the proper reasons for leaving the group, and Bahutkalp U. 4 prohibits joining a group that harms the qualities of restraint. Therefore, solitary conduct is recommended for monks in such situations.**
10. **The method of criticism and atonement for a solitary monk in the presence of an Arihant Siddha.** - Vyav. U. 1, Su. 33
**Inappropriate solitary conduct and its prohibition**
**Sources:**
1. **The corrupt solitary conduct of the extremely angry, arrogant, and deceitful.** - Aacha. Shru. 1, A. 5, U. 1