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**The one who has abandoned the study of the scriptures, who has destroyed sins through specific austerities, who is free from pride arising from noble lineage, etc., attains the highest and supreme liberation.** The word 'cha' indicates that they are born in the five great celestial realms or the timeless gods. The term 'agotra' signifies that there is no name, karma, lifespan, etc., in the path of liberation. This should be understood.
**The monk, being thus endowed with excellent luster and having seen the Dharma, enters villages and cities.** He, knowing what is desirable and what is undesirable, does not indulge in food and drink.
**Translation:** The virtuous monk, endowed with excellent luster and a knower of the Dharma, enters villages or cities, considering what is desirable and undesirable, remaining vigilant, and not indulging in food and drink, accepting pure alms.
**Commentary:** Such a monk, free from pride, is a practitioner of the vow of begging. He is called 'mritarch' because his body, devoid of rituals like bathing, applying sandalwood paste, etc., is like a corpse. Or, he is called 'mudarch' because he has beautiful and auspicious 'archa' (body) with lotus-like luster. He is endowed with excellent luster. He knows the Dharma, which is based on scriptures and conduct. Such a monk, entering villages, cities, or settlements like 'mandamb' for alms, is endowed with excellent fortitude, patience, and composure. He fully understands what is desirable, such as seeking and accepting alms, and what is undesirable, such as the faults of origin, their remedies, and the consequences of their acceptance. He does not indulge in food and drink, and he practices correctly. Thus, the elders of the 'kalpa' tradition accept alms free from forty-two faults, while the 'jina-kalpa' tradition accepts five 'abhigrahas' and two 'grahas'. These are:
**Those who are attached and unattached, who are uplifted, who are of little attachment, who have taken and accepted, who have abandoned the Dharma, are the seventh.**
**Or, the one who has taken something, that is his desire, and the other is undesirable. Knowing what is desirable and undesirable, he enters, and when he is unconscious, he should accept pure alms.**
**Commentary:** As described earlier, the virtuous monk remains free from pride. He earns his livelihood through alms. Describing his characteristics, it is said that he is 'mritarch'. He is called 'mritarch' because his body, devoid of rituals like bathing, applying sandalwood paste, etc., is like a corpse. Or, he is called 'mudarch' because he has beautiful and auspicious 'archa' (body) with lotus-like luster. He is endowed with excellent luster. He knows the Dharma, which is based on scriptures and conduct. Such a monk, entering villages, cities, or settlements like 'mandamb' for alms, is endowed with excellent fortitude, patience, and composure. He fully understands what is desirable, such as seeking and accepting alms, and what is undesirable, such as the faults of origin, their remedies, and the consequences of their acceptance. He does not indulge in food and drink, and he practices correctly. Thus, the elders of the 'kalpa' tradition accept alms free from forty-two faults, while the 'jina-kalpa' tradition accepts five 'abhigrahas' and two 'grahas'.