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Living in dwelling with women is against the code of celibacy. Mendicants belonging to other faiths, like parivrajaks may create doubts in the mind of an immature ascetic and cause him to drift away from his faith.
Living in a dwelling where a householder and his family lives is also fraught with many dangers. For example—(1) the ascetic may suddenly fall ill and the householder may resort to violence of six lifeforms as part of the treatment; (2) the family squabbles and quarrels may disturb the composure of the ascetic; (3) while cooking for himself the householder may cook food specifically for the ascetic; (4) seeing of a variety of ornaments and beautiful young women may trigger the past memories and the ascetic may get attracted and sexually excited; and (5) a woman may beseech him for intercourse in order to get a son.
Elaborating the phrase "aganikayam ujjalijja' 89 commentator (Churni) states-it means that a devout householder lights fire to discourage thieves and ferocious animals from approaching; or extinguishes fire completely to create darkness to misguide thieves and keep them away.
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आचारांग सूत्र (भाग २)
(860)
Acharanga Sutra (Part 2)
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