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________________ KALPA SÚTRA. 2. The second Kalpa is the Uddesíka, or the accepting of necessaries without asking for them; since such is the meaning of the word. It is an Institute intended for sages. Rice with split pulse, water, sweetmeats, betel-leaf with betel-nut, clothing, vessels, a house and necessary furniture, may be received by such. This Institute belongs to the first and last of the Tirthankars. It may have reference to one, or to a company, or to a whole college of sages. It is not applicable to all the To the twenty-two Tirthankars, and others who enjoy a superior regimen, it is inapplicable; to the rest, however, it applies. sages. 3. The Sidhyatara Kalpa* has reference to a householder. To him belongs a superior regimen to that above mentioned; viz., bread with rice and pulset, water, sweetmeats, betel-nut and leaf, clothes, vessels, blankets, a brooin, a needle, pincers, a nail-parer, and ear-cleaner, these twelve different articles. This Institute is not applicable to the whole of the Jina Tirthankar Sages. Further, when there is a want of proper food in the place where a sage resides, or difficulty in procur * In the Máráthi language, T means prepared but uneooked victuals, as cleaned rice, &c. †The original here is the same as above. The difference of translation is owing to a difference in the comment.
SR No.007585
Book TitleKalpasutra
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorJ Stevenson
PublisherOriental Translation Fund London
Publication Year1818
Total Pages172
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English, Prakrut, English, Hindi, & agam_kalpsutra
File Size9 MB
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