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UCHCHAR-PRASRAVAN SAPTIKA : TENTH CHAPTER
INTRODUCTION
The name of the tenth chapter is 'Uchchar-Prasravan Saptika'. The dictionary meaning of uchchar is that 'which is forced out of the body forcefully'. Thus defecation is called uchchar. Prasravan means that 'which flows out of the body in volume'. Thus urination is called prasravan. Defecation and urination are normal activities of the body, excretion of these is essential. If not excreted on nature's call it
may cause numerous grave ailments. • Stool and urine both stink. Throwing them carelessly anywhere
may cause health problems for the population, living beings may come to harm and people may start despising ascetics. Therefore an ascetic should be prudent about where and how to and how not to discard defecation and urine. Keeping this in view the wise and ** experienced sages have composed this chapter. How to discard defecation and urine so as to avoid faults of transgressing the vows and self-regulations has been mentioned in seven points here. Therefore this chapter is titled Defecationurination Septet. (Acharanga Niryukti, verse 321-322)
आचारांग सूत्र (भाग २)
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