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Comments-Thegali: The 'patch' is needed of the remaining piece of cloth which have been destroyed by the sparks of fire or has been cut by the rat or dog etc. and is usable. The other reasons of making hole in the cloth should be considered similarly. The commentary pertaining to single and three patches should be understood as before.
Stitching without proper manner the stitching is required in patching work but the attention should be paid to consume minimum time and its tie prablekhana may be done properly. To knot if the cloth is torn off due to trapping rambling and the needle is not promptly available then it should at tied with knot immediately. The cloth should be tied in such a manner that it is tied minimum with single or maximum with three knots only. If it requires more than three knots then try to get the needle and stitch it but it should not be tied with more than three knots at any cost.
The term "Avidhi" mentioned in sutra no. 50 should be taken as such that no mistake should be done in tying the knots even far Pralilekhana job also. By doing as it becomes clarified that the knot tied in proper manner needs not to be reopened to tie and reopen the knot again and again is an unrequired slackness.
To join the pieces of clothes: Similar to the patching or knowing activities there are two sutras 52-53. So, the reference of single stitching and three stitching apply here
also.
Phaliyan means the separate strings, it can be defined in two ways i.e. 1. At the time of accepting the new one, 2. get torn off at anytime after receiving it. According to sutra no. 2 chapter no. 5 and topic no. 1 of Acharanga Sutra, if the piece of cloth that has been accepted is less in width or pieces of small length then it can be joined to make at
shawl.
As far as possible the cloth which requires joints should not be accepted. If need arises then it should not be tied with more than three knots. Three knot are sufficient for the proper conduct of a monk and nun. The nun can fulfil its requirement through tying a one hand length cloth with the other cloth to make it four hand length shawl for her proper use. If sometime she gets pieces full of small length then the monk and nun can make it usable by tying it with three knots. The term "Ganthiyam Karaie" has been used in above mentioned sutra no. 50-51. The atonement related to tying the cloth by knotting it has been narrated in it. The expiation of joining the separate pieces of clothes into one by stitching is narrated herein. The verb "Gaheye" has been used in sutra no. 55. The atonement of joining the pieces of different sorts of clothes has been mentioned, in it. In this way the atonement of joining the pieces of clothes. and the torn clothes has been narrated. However, to join the pieces of the same types of clothes has not put in the category of atonement and even atonement related to stitching the cloth with a thread is not mentioned in this category as it is the provision framed for the ascetics whereas to tie the different types of pieces and stitching with different thread have been put under the category of atonement because this method. is unaccepted the commentary over atonements related to tying joining the clothes and stitching the clothes using unprovided method are similar to the description of sutra no. 49.
प्रथम उद्देशक
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First Lesson
