Agam 30 Prakirnak 07 Gacchachar Sutra

Author(s): D S Baya
Publisher: Agam Ahimsa Samta Evam Prakrit Samsthan

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Meaning that the monastic ordination of the monk, who is not attached to any kind of possessions, who endures twenty-two monastic hardships, who has full control over the passions and who is free from violent activities, is noble.
PREFACE: XLV
4. Dhanadhanṇavatthadāṇam hirannasayaṇāsaṇāi chttaim | Kuddāṇaviraharahiyā pavvajjā erisa bhaniya || (Bodhapāhuda, verse 46)
Meaning that the monastic ordination of the monk, who is without any kind of possessions like material wealth, grains, gold and silver, clothes and seats and who is not a recipient of bad charities, is noble. That is, he is the true monk.
5. Pasumahilasandhasangam kusīlasangam na kuņai vikahāo| Sajjhayajhaṇajuttā pavvajjā erisā bhaniya || (Bodhapähuda, verse 57) Meaning that the monastic ordination of the monk, who does not keep company of animals, women, eunuchs, and the unrighteous, who does not engage himself in mundane gossip and who always remains engrossed in scriptural studies and meditation, is noble. That is, he is the true monk.
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6. Kandappaiya vattai karamāno bhoyanesu rasagiddhim| lingavival tirikkhajoni na sāmano || (Lingapahuda, verse 12) Meaning that the monk, who, even after adopting the monastic appearance remains attached to sensual enjoyments and is given to the tastes of the tongue, who acts deceitfully in order to satisfy his sensual desires, is not a monk but an animal.
7. Rāgo karedi niccam mahilāvaggam param ca dūsei | Danisaṇaṇāṇavihīņo tirikkhajonī na so sāmano || (Lingapāhuda, verse 17)