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(16) where wood is burnt to produce ash or dead bodies are cremated, and temples and memorials to the dead are built.
(17) which are near pilgrimage, river bank, water bodies, irrigation canals or other such places.
(18) where a fresh excavation of sand, grazing land etc. exist. (19) which are vegetable farms like those of radish (etc.). (20) which are woods or plantations of various species of trees. The essence of the three aphorisms of permission are(1) those which are free of beings, seeds, cobwebs etc. (aphorism 293)
(2) those which are not specifically made for ascetics (etc.) and are already in use. (aphorism 295)
(3) a solitary place where no one frequents or looks, where entering is not prohibited, which is not infested with two-sensed beings (insects etc.), cobwebs etc. Going to such garden or upashraya he should squat at some achit spot and carefully relieve himself. (aphorism 313)
Using prohibited areas for relieving oneself may cause following harms
(1) Insects and other living beings come to harm. They get buried, crushed and suffer pain.
(2) An ascetic gets involved in faults of exploration and acquisition, such as auddeshik, kreet, pamitya, sthapit etc. (things made, bought, borrowed, established, specifically for ascetics).
(3) There are chances of being careless and getting hurt by falling from difficult or lofty places.
(4) Defecating on a heap of trash has chances of producing living organisms.
(5) There are chances of slipping and hurting oneself while using parched, uneven, slimy or pitted ground.
(6) People start despising ascetics if they use places meant for birds and animals gardens, temples and other public and pious places for disposing excreta.
उच्चार-प्रस्त्रवण-सप्तिका: दशम अध्ययन
( 874 ) Uchchar-Prasravan Saptika : Tenth Chapter
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