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2.109 adissamāne kaya-vikkaesu. Seņa kine, na kiņāvae, kinamtam na
samaņujāņai. Not indulging in buying and selling, one should neither buy
nor make others buy nor approve of the act of buying. Bhāsyam Sūtra 109 The monk, free of the sense of mine'-ness, should keep away from buying and selling, that is, he should not engage himself in such acts. He does not buy anything for food, nor make others do so, nor approve of such act of buying by others. Buying and selling are related to possession. Therefore, such activity is undesirable for a monk who is free of all kinds of possession. This follows easily from the Sūtra. 2.110 se bhikkhū kālanne balanne māyanne kheyanne khaņayaņņe
vinayanne samayanne bhāvanne, pariggaham amamāyamāņe, kāleņutthāi, apadīnne. The monk should comprehend the proper time for the almsround, the condition of his health, the quantity of food, the proper place of begging, proper behaviour while begging, discipline of begging, the doctrine and the attitude of the giver. He should not have any attachment to alms. He should practice the discipline in proper time and should be free of selfish
motive and prejudice. Bhāśyam Sūtra 110 On his alms-round, the monk, guarding his vow of non-possession, should be conversant with the various details of the alms-tour. These details are articulated in this Sūtra. For instance - [I] He knows the time-schedule - he should know the proper time
for alms-round of the particular locality. The exertion of one who begs in time becomes fruitful. Untimely begging becomes futile. Says the Daśvaikālika,"You are on begging tour untimely, you do not abide by the proper time, and thereby you are torturing
yourself and blaming the area." [2] He knows his own physical strength. When excessively tired, he
does not feel like eating. Therefore, he goes out for alms, judging
his own physical strength. [3] He knows the quality of food he needs. At ordinary times, the
measure is distributed as: out of four parts, two parts for solid
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| SR No. | 524620 |
| Book Title | Tulsi Prajna 2004 07 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Shanta Jain, Jagatram Bhattacharya |
| Publisher | Jain Vishva Bharati |
| Publication Year | 2004 |
| Total Pages | 114 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Classification | Magazine, India_Tulsi Prajna, & India |
| File Size | 5 MB |