Agam 08 Ang 08 Antkrutdashang Sutra Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Shreechand Surana, Rajkumar Jain, Purushottamsingh Sardar
Publisher: Padma Prakashan

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The practiser of first Bhiksu pratimā takes one datti of food and one datti of water till one month. The regular slow of food and water, which is being given by a giver is termed as darti.
From first to seven Pratimās, the time-period of every following pratimā increases by one month, As the period of first pratima is one month, second of two months, third of three months, fourth of four months, fifth of five months, sixth of six months and seventh of seven months.
Likewise the number of dattīs also increases. As during first Pratimā the sage accepts one dattī of food and one iatti of water, in second two dattīs of food and two dattīs of water, in ilird three dattīs, in fourth four dattīs, in fifth five dattīs, in sixth six dattis and in seventh seven dattis of food and water the sage accepts.
The time period of eighth pratima is of seven days and nights and so is the case with 9th and tenth pratimus. All these eighth, nineth and tenth pratimās are practised observing complete fast, not even to take water on alternate days i.e. on first, third, fifth and seventh day.
The time period of eleventh Bhikṣu Pratimā is of one day-night only. It is also practised with two days complete fast penance, meaning to eat and drink nothing-to renounce all the four types of food amam, pānam, khādim, swūdim.
The time period of twelfth Bhiksu Pratimā is of one night only. It is practised with complete three days' fast penance.
-(Daśāśrutaskandha, Daśā 7) Detailed study of Bhiksu Pratimās has been discussed in Antakrddaśä Mahimā. Readers are suggested to see that book.
Raivataka mountain also called Ujjayanta, Urjayanta, Giriņāla and Giranāra. The mention of this mountain has also been made in Mahābhārata etc.
Vanakhanda denotes a part of wood in which various kinds of trees are found.
-(Iñātā 1, Commentary)
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