Agam 24 Chhed 01 Nishith Sutra Part 01 Sthanakvasi

Author(s): Amarmuni, Kanhaiyalal Maharaj
Publisher: Amar Publications

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the nature of confession or transgression to others. It was expected of the gurus about their own spoiless conduct and moral refinement. Alongwith alccanā, the corresponding prāyaścittas were to be practised ; e.g. padik hamana (condemnation of transgression) tadubhaya (condemnation), vivega (giving up transgression), Viusagga (making Kãyotsarga), tava (undergoing fasts), acheya (depriving of seniority), mūla (reconsideration), anavatthappa (temporary expulsion) and paraniya (expulsion from the order). Apart from these positive and negative conditions for imparting discipline as a necessary precondition of spiritual realisation, the saints had to enlighten the Jaily by preachings for about eight months, during their tour, yet they were not allowed to stick to one place, fearing any attachment to be formed. But this ban was not applicable to the rainy season, for this reason, that the vegetation grows abundantly causing small living beings; those beings are likly to be trampled under one's feet, causing himsā, yet in event of a probable death of guru, or where there is no rain at all, or avoiding any dangerous place, they permitt d to leave the place. The works, Daśavaikālika, Nišitha Chūrņi, Acārānga etc. lay down the detailed rules regarding the clothes the saints wear, the items that are allowed to be kept with the Sādhakas, how long they should stay in particular places. The main purpose of all these rules is that ethics should be the basis of super structure of rules for the monks. Daśavaikälika describes the mode of begging: according to it, the monk should obtain food in the same way as the bees do without any attachment to a particular kind of flower. While sucking the nectar from the flower the bee sustains itselt from the juice, at the some time it does not cause any damage to the flower. Exactly so, the monk can collect food from the householder, without being a burden or causing any positive trouble to the householder. The monk is not allowed to collect any food at night, let alone eating. The monk is not supposed to accept food from a pregnant woman, because cooking and bending would cause bodily trouble.
It is interesting to note that there is a rule regarding the size of the ricrel of focd; ordinarily it should be bigger than an