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Gachchhachar-Prakirnak-771- Gatha-13
[13] Meaning-. As a skilled physician also consults another doctor for his ailments and takes treatment according to his advice, so a skilled Acharya, too, must confess and flaws in front of another Acharya and atone according to the expiation awarded by the other.
[14] Meaning- The Acharya must accept the clothes, pots, shelters for the monks of his monastic group in accordance with the canonical dictates and the prevailing circumstance.
[15-16] Meaning- know that the Acharya that does not so accept the monastic necessities as per the canonical dictates, who, upon ordaining monks and nuns, do not insist on the observance of the rules of monastic life, who treat the newly ordained disciples with affection but do not show them the correct path should actually, be treated as enemy.
[17] Meaning. The sweet-tongued Acharya who do not preach the beneficial conduct to their disciples are not their benefactors. On the contrary, those who treat them harshly but show them the correct path are their benefactors.
[18] Meaning-. Also, a disciple, who does not caution his master when he (Acharya) succumbs to negligence and starts neglecting the rules of monastic life, is an enemy of his master.
[19] Meaning- (He should say) "O' Master! If great men like you succumb to negligence, who will support us when we start going wrong?
[20] Meaning-. The essence of lord Jina's preaching is in the practice of right knowledge, belief and conduct. One who motivates and establishes the members of one's monastic group to follow them is the true Acharya.
[21] Meaning- One who accepts the food, monastic equipage and shelter. For promoting the monastic conduct while avoiding the flaws of their production, procurement and acquisition is truly righteous.
[22] Meaning- The Acharya that is skilled in karmic stoppage and views everything equally, protects the monastic group comprising the young and old monks like vigilant eye.
[23] Meaning. The pleasure loving ignorant monk who is reluctant in undertaking monastic duties including monastic peregrinations is only a monk look alike and is devoid of monastic virtues and vigor.
[24] Meaning- The monk who remains attached to his family, village or town even after leaving them and talking monastic vows is only a monk look alike devoid of monastic virtues and vigor.
[25] Meaning- The Acharya who motivate their disciples in accordance with scriptural teaching and explain their contents and meaning to them is meritorious, worthy of praise, like friends and leaders on the path of spiritual salvation.
