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and said—“If you feel that to worship fire-god by offering sapphire gems to fire is your essential duty, why do it in the town? Why don't you go to some remote place in the jungle and perform it ? Your indulgence may some day destroy the whole town. Therefore, either you abstain from indulging in this act or leave the town.”
Reprimanding thus the king punished the merchant and exiled him. You should also take such steps for the good of your sect.
The sincere and upright ascetic thus tried to convince the acharya. But when he did not heed to him in spite of all this, the visiting ascetic said to his disciples--"See, this head of your sect is ignorant and driven by mundane attachments. Living with him will lead you to difficult predicament. Unless you abandon him you will not be able to avoid your downfall."
Thus what is essential and obligatory duty (avashyak) for ascetics is perfect and spiritual. But by committing faults in observation and pretending self-criticism for such faults turns it into a hollow and non-spiritual ritual. That is why it is classified as lokottarik dravya-avashyak (spiritual physical avashyak). (४) भाव आवश्यक
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