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ascetic who is sick. If the sick ascetic does not consume it, you may eat." Taking that food the ascetic thinks-I will eat this food myself.' With this intention he conceals the rich food and showing other things to the sick ascetic says-"Bhikshus have given this food for you. But this is not suitable for you. It will aggravate your condition as it is dry, pungent, bitter, astringent, sour or very sweet. It is not beneficial for you at all." An ascetic indulging in such behaviour is deceitful. No ascetic should ever do that. He should convey only the truth about the food; in other words pungent should be shown as pungent and sweet should be shown as sweet. The sick should be given the food that helps him recover and he should be nursed with care.
७५. भिक्खागा णामेगे एवमाहंसु समाणे वा वसमाणे वा गामाणुगामं दूइज्जमाणे (वा) मणुण्णं भोयणजायं लभित्ता-से य भिक्खू गिलाइ, से हंदह णं तस्स आहरह, से य भिक्खू णो भुंजेज्जा आहरेज्जासि णं णो खलु मे अंतराए आहरिस्सामि । इच्चेयाई आययणाई उवाइकम्म।
७५. यदि समान समाचारी वाले स्थिरवासी साधु को अथवा ग्रामानुग्राम विचरण करके आने वाले साधुओं को भिक्षाचरी में मनोज्ञ भोजन प्राप्त होने पर आगंतुक साधुओं से यों कहें कि " जो भिक्षु रोगी है, उसके लिए यह मनोज्ञ (पथ्य) आहार ले जाओ, अगर वह रोगी भिक्षु इसे न खाए तो यह आहार वापस हमारे पास ले आना, कारण हमारे यहाँ भी रोगी साधु है।” तब वह आहार लेने वाला साधु उनसे कहे कि “यदि मुझे आने में कोई विघ्न उपस्थित न हुआ तो यह आहार वापस ले आऊँगा ।" परन्तु रस- लोलुपी वह साधु आहार रोगी को न देकर स्वयं खा जाता है, तो वह मायास्थान का सेवन करता है । अतः इन पूर्वोक्त कर्मों के कर्मबंधन ( कारणों) का सम्यक् परित्याग करके सत्यतापूर्वक यथातथ्य व्यवहार करना चाहिए।
75. For some reason some ascetics stay permanently in some area and other itinerant ascetics arrive there. On getting good quality food as alms they offer (to the resident ascetics)—"Please take this good quality food and carry to give it to that particular ascetic who is sick. If the sick ascetic does not consume it, please bring it back because we also have some sick ascetic." The ascetic
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