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during the interval existing between the setting free of the object from the hands of the donor and before its reception into your alms-bowl, the article so taken away. is believed to belong to the house-holder. It is not yours. It can, therefore, be readily asserted that what falls into your alms-bowl is a-datta (not given by the donor) Because the article which was not yours at the time of giving it cannot be yours and it, cannot be yours afterwards. But it is a proved fact that you take, eat, and taste an article that was not given to you by its donor, and, therefore you are a-samyata (un restrained)a-virata (vow-less) and bala (Ignorant).
Sthaviras:-O Worthy men ! We do not take anything that is not given, we do not eat, and taste an article that is not given. We take and taste what is given by the donor. We always take, eat etc in this way. Therefore, we are samyata (well-restrained), virata ( with a vow ) and pandita (wise ).
Other Faiths;--0 Worthy Sadhus! Explain to us how you can be proved to be taking, eating etc, only what is given by the donor. पेच्चेमाणा जाव उवहवेमाणा तिविहं तिविहेण असंजयअविरय जाब एगंत. बाला यावि मवह, तए णं ते थेरा भगवंतो ते अन्नउत्थिर एवं क्यासी-नो खलु अज्जो ! अम्हे रीयं रीयमाणा पुर्वि पेच्चेभो अभिहणामो जाव उवहवेमो अम्हे णं अज्जो ! रीयं रीयमाणा कायं वा जोयं वा पडुच्च देसं देसेणं वयामो पएस पवेसेण वयामो ते णं अम्हे देसं देसेणं वयमाणा नो पुढवि पेच्चेमो अभिहणामो जाव उवद्दवेमो तए णं अम्हे पुढवि अपेच्चेमाणा नाव अणुवद्दचेमाणा तिविहं तिविहेण संजय जाव एगंतपंडिया यावि भवामो, तुज्झे ण अज्जो ! अप्पणा चेव तिविहं विविहेण अस्संजय जाव बाला यावि भवह, तए णं ते अन्नउत्थिया थेरे भगवंते एवं वयासी-केण कारणेण अज्जो ! अम्हे तिविहं तिविहेणं जाव एगंवबाला यावि भवामो ? तए णं ते थेरा भगवंतो ते अन्नउत्थिए एवं वयासी-तुझे णं अज्जो ! रीय रीयमाणा
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