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## Āgama Sūtra 39, Cheda Sūtra-5, 'Mahānīśītha'
Having stated the essential, excellent essence of the study/purpose/sūtra number as it is, without any distortion, without any doubt, he, the hypocrite with the appearance of a sādhū, with a false view, earned the name and lineage of a Tīrthankara through the true representation. He dried up the ocean of the world, leaving only one birth remaining.
There was a gathering of the Sangha of the destined name, whose name was not taken. He, along with many others who were sinful and wore the appearance of sādhūs, gathered together and lamented the name of the great ascetic, the great soul, whose name was Kuvalayaprabha. Not only that, but they also clapped their hands together and established another name, 'Sāvadhācārya'. They began to call him by that name. That name became famous. O Gautama! Even though he was called by such an inappropriate word, even after speaking that name, he did not become angry. Sūtra - 840
Now, some time later, those who were wicked and turned away from good dharma, corrupted by both sādhū dharma and śrāvaka dharma, only wearing the appearance of a sādhū, claimed to have embraced the practice of renunciation. After some time, they began to think about the Āgama among themselves: "In the absence of śrāvakas, it is the sādhūs who are restrained who should take care of the temples, monasteries, and shelters. And if the Jina temples are broken or have fallen, they should have them repaired and renovated. If there is any beginning or commencement of such work, even if there are sādhūs present, they should not be blamed." And then some people say that restraint alone brings liberation. Some people say that it is the worship, respect, and offerings to the Jina shrines and Jina stupas that bring about the progress and influence of the Tīrtha and the Śāsana, and that is the means of liberation. Thus, those who did not understand the true ultimate reality, the sinners, spoke these words from their mouths, which seemed right to them.
At that time, a dispute arose between the two parties. There was no skilled man among them who was knowledgeable about the Āgama, who could think about what was right or wrong in this matter, or who could resolve the dispute with evidence. And one of them said that there were some Ācāryas who were knowledgeable about this subject, who lived in some place. The other then mentioned another name. As this dispute continued, one said, "What is the point of talking so much? Whatever decision Sāvadhācārya gives us in this matter will be authoritative." The other party on the opposite side also accepted this and said, "Call him quickly."
O Gautama! They called him, and he, constantly engaged in unattached conduct, arrived after seven months from a distant land. In the meantime, an Āryā saw him. Seeing Sāvadhācārya, whose body was emaciated by arduous, intense austerities and virtuous conduct, whose body was only skin and bones, whose body was extremely radiant with the intensity of his austerities, she was filled with wonder and began to think, "Is this great soul the Arhant, or is he embodied dharma?" What more could she think? Even the Devas are worthy of worship. His feet are worthy of my worship... Thinking this, with a heart full of devotion, she circumambulated him and saw that she was suddenly and spontaneously prostrating herself before Sāvadhācārya and touching his feet with her head. At one time, that Ācārya, in the way that the Jina Bhagavants, the teachers of the world, have taught, explained the sūtras and their meaning in order, as they are, according to the teachings of the guru. He was engaged in that virtuous activity.
One day, O Gautama! He said, "The eleven Angas, the fourteen Pūrvas, the twelve Anga-like Śruta-knowledge, the essence, the secret, the nectar, are the means of eliminating all sins and understanding the eight karmas. The fifth study of the Mahānīśītha Śruta-skandha explains them. O Gautama! In this study, as he was discussing, this verse came up. Sūtra - 841
"In the gaccha where such a cause arises, and where the hand of a woman touches the hand of a man, including the inner part of the garment, and even the Arhant himself touches it, that gaccha should be considered devoid of the mula-guna."
Muni Dīparatnasāgara Kṛt (Mahānīśītha) Āgama Sūtra - Hindi Translation
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