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Bhagavai 7:1:25
-: 519 :praises the donor after donation. The blemish occurs if the monk refers to his old aquaintance with the donor.
12. Vidyā-Alms obtained by displaying or promising the gift of an occult science, acquired by monk by special effort.
13. Mantra- Alms obtained by giving charms and spells, or displaying their efficacy.
14. Cürna—Alms obtained by an offer of charmed powder for beautifying the body and cleansing the eyes. The charmed power may also be promised for making the donor invisible.
15. Yoga-Alms obtained by offering an oinment for the feet to enable the donor to walk on water or fly in the air.
16. Mülakarma—Alms obtained by such devices as prevention of conception, or conferment of fecundity, restoration of virginity etc.. The act of restoring conjugal relationship or restoring control over what has got out of it also falls in this blemish.
Ten Eşaņā (grahaņaişaņā)-blemishes pertaining to accepting food. 1. Samkita--Food suspected of any one of the following blemishes.
2. Mrakṣita-Pure food contaminated by live article on account of serving it with a hand besmeared with impure or unfit articles.
3. Niksipta—Pure food placed upon live article.
4. Pihita—Pure food covered by live or even lifeless cover, if the latter is too heavy in weight.
5. Samhrta-Putting of pure food in a vessel from which live food has been cast out with a view to give pure food to a monk. According to Mālācāra, such blemish takes place if he accepts alms offered in hot haste and without proper inspection by the donor.
6. Dāyaka—Food obtained from unfit donor such as a child, an old man, drunkard, lunatic, and the like.
7. Unmiśra-Pure food mixed up with life food. 8. Apariņata-Food not fully cooked and made lifeless.
9. Lipta—Food offered by hands or from pots besmeared with live article such as water, vegetable, etc.
10. Chardita-Food of which a part has fi en on the ground while offering it to the monk, because the dropped food is the potential or actual cause of injury to living beings.
The above mentioned forty-two blemishes are not found described in one place in the Āgamika literature; they are however found scattered at different places. Śrimajjayācārya has collected them together in one place. The following blemishes are found in Thānam 9/62 dhātrīpinda, dūtipinda, nimittapinda, ājīvapinda, vanīpakapinda, cikitsāpinda, krodhapinda, mānapinda, māyāpinda, lobhapinda, vidyāpinda, mantrapinda, yogapinda, cürnapinda and pūrva-pascātsamstava.
The following again are found in the Nisīhajjhayanam 13/61-75. The parivarta is found mentioned in the Āyāracūlā 1.21. Mülakarma is found in Panhāvāgaranāim, Samvara 1.15. The following are found in the Pindaişaņā chapter of the
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