Agam 30 Prakirnak 01 Gachchhachar Sutra English Translation

Author(s): Dipratnasagar, Deepratnasagar
Publisher: Deepratnasagar

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Gachchhachar-Prakirnak-7/1- Gatha-92
[92] Meaning- What is the limit of restraint of a monastic group, in which the monks partake of various invigorating strengthening and rare medicines, brought by the nuns? That is, such a monastic group is corrupt and under strained.
[93] Meaning-O' Gautam! That monastic group ought to be called corrupt and under strained where alone monk sits alone with alone woman and especially with nun.
[94] Meaning- The monastic groups in which a steadfast, detached and humble monk, endowed with monastic virtues, alone teachers alone women or nun, it is said to be corrupt and such a monastic group is not said to be free.
[95] Meaning- The monastic groups in which a nun who roars like cloud, neighs like a horse is uncontrollable like lightening and is of deceitful heart is of not kept under control, is not a monastic group but a women-kingdom.
[96] Meaning-O' Gautam! The monastic group, in which the nuns step into the assembly of monks at the time of their partaking of food, is not a monastic group but women-kingdom.
[97] Meaning- The monastic groups in which the passions of the monks are not aroused even in reaction to others' aroused passions, just as a well-seated lame person does not wish to rise, is not true monastic group.
[98] Meaning- The monastic groups in which the monks do not rouse others' passions for fear of disturbing their monastic practices and for fear of worldly wandering, is the true monastic group.
[99] Meaning- The monastic groups in which rise of passions, whether with or without reason, is checked and its rise is begged pardon for, is the true monastic group.
[100] Meaning- Gautam! The monastic group in which there a number of canonlearned monks who constantly fear any kind of hindrance in their practice of righteous conduct, penance, charity and pious reflection, is called the true monastic group.
[101] Meaning- Gautam! One must leave the monastic group in which the monks use of any of these five types of agencies of violence towards the living - pounding pit, flour mill, hearth-stove and water-well, etc by body, mind and speech.
[102] Meaning-One must not live in a monastic group in which even white robed monks practice violence but instead live in a group in which the monks are endowed with virtuous conduct.
[103] Meaning-O' Ocean of virtues (Gautam)! The monastic group, in shich the monks indulge in the activities of buying and selling things and have become corrupt of their monastic practices, must be left like poison.
[104] Meaning- Gautam! Leaving the monks who are attached to violence and act against the teachings of the Lords Prophets one must live amongst those that are righteous.
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