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Prescription for the Parjuşaņā In the course of the parjusaņā during the monsoon sojourn, if a bhikṣu desires to perform some exalted penance, then he is not permitted to do so without obtaining the permission of the preceptor, teacher, sthavira, gani, ganadhara, head of a gana division, or any other holding a superior rank. To such one (repeat as before), he submits, Sir, if you permit, I wish to undertake and complete an exalted penance. This is so much and so many times'. If he permits, then he is allowed to undertake it; but not if he does not permit.
-'Bhante! Why has it been said like that?' Because the preceptor alone knows about the wrongs and remedies thereof.
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वासावासं पज्जोसविए भिक्खू य इच्छिज्जा अपच्छिममारणंतिय-संलेहणाजोसणा-जुसिए1 भत्त-पाण-पडियाइखिए पायोवगए कालं अणवकंखमाणे विहरित्तए वा णिक्खमित्तए वा पविसित्तए वा असणं वा पाणं वा खाइम वा साइमं वा पाहारित्तए वा उच्चारं वा पासवणं वा परिट्ठावित्तए सज्झायं वा कारित्तए धम्म-जागरियं वा जागरित्तए णो से कप्पइ अणापुच्छित्ता प्रायरियं वा उवज्झायं वा थेरं पवत्ति गणिं गणहरंगणावच्छेययं वा जं वा पुरो-काउ विहरइ । कप्पइ से आपुच्छिउ' आर्यारयं वा उवज्झायं वा थेरं पवत्तिं गणिं गणहरं गणावच्छेययं वा पुरो-काउ विहरइ-इच्छामि णं तुब्भेहिं अभणुण्णाए समाणे अपच्छिमजाव... जागरित्तए । ते य से वियरेज्जा एवं से कप्पइ अपच्छिम जाव...जागरित्तए। ते य से णो वियरेज्जा एवं से णो कप्पइ जाव...जागरित्तए । से किमाहु भंते ? पायरिया पच्चवायं जाणंति ।
In the course of the parjusaņā during the monsoon sojourn, if a bhiksu desires to keep waiting for his last moment by performing the penance named apaścima-māraṇāntika samlekhaṇā, or by giving up food and drink, or by staying motionless like a tree, or desires to go out for food and drink, dainties and dry fruits, or for depositing excreta, or for studying spiritual texts, or for fulfilling the vow of 'spiritual-vigil', then he cannot perform (any one of these) without obtaining the permission of the preceptor, teacher, sthavira, gani, ganadhara, head of a gana division or any other holding a superior rank. To such one (repeat as before), he submits, "Sir, if you permit, I wish to wait for my last moment by performing the penance of
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