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consider such food to be contaminated and unacceptable and reject if offered, irrespective of its being prepared by a person other than the donor or the donor himself, or its being brought : out or not from the house, or its having been accepted or not by some other person, or a small or large portion of it having been consumed or not.
In the same way he should not accept the food prepared for many co-religionist ascetics or one co-religionist sadhvi (female ascetic) or many co-religionist sadhuis. Thus, know these four analogous rules in this very order.
[1] If that bhikshu or bhikshuni, after entering the residence of a layman, finds that this four type of food has been prepared for numerous Shramans, Brahmins, guests, destitute and beggars counting their specific numbers and the process involved violence of things that breathe, exist, live or have any essence or potential of life; then he or she should not accept that food.
[2] If a bhikshu or bhikshuni after entering the residence of a layman finds that this four type of food has been prepared for n'imerous Shramans, Brahmins, guests, destitute and beggars and the process involves violence of things that breathe, exist, live or have any essence or potential of life; (or has purchased or ? borrowed or forcibly snatched it from others or brought it without the permission of its owner or brought these from inside his house to offer to the ascetic or to the place of stay of the ascetic to offer); he/she should reject such unacceptable food if it has been prepared by the donor himself (apurishantarakrit), or it has not been brought out from the house or it has been offered without the permission of the donor or the donor has not consumed or eaten a part of it.
If the ascetic finds that the food has been prepared by a ** person other than the donor himself, or it has been brought out
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आचारांग सूत्र (भाग २)
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Acharanga Sutra (Part 2)
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