Aspects of Jaina Monasticism

Author(s): Nathmal Tatia, Mahendramuni
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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Sthavira-Kalpa
5:3
etc. 69
tion was allotted strictly according pride, deceit' and greed (koha-māņato seniority. The Order was now máyā-lohilla), peeper (kouhala) and made acquainted with the wishes of studious (padibaddha) monks should the house-owner in respect of the never be sent to the pivotal place for the sick monks, the site families.73 For, the indolent and for easing oneself, washing pots, drowsy monk, if they reached there place for study and meditation earlier, would incur the blemish of
virähaņš (Skt. virådhanå)-disser(xvi) Sthăpanā : The next item vice to the ācārya, etc., because of importance was sthāpanā, i.e., they would not be able to get the acquaintance with the families required material; and in case they according to their devotion to the reached there late, they would incur Order, falling under the categories the blemish of ussakka (Skt. utşvaşmentioned before.70 The item is kana), i.e., late cooking, because in called sthāpanā, because the adept that case the food would be cooked monks properly point out (vyavas- for them after the usual time; and thāpayanti) the families that were they would also be responsible for to be approached or avoided for the blemish of (thavaņā, Skt. sthāthe purpose of alms.71 This act panā) - storing food beforehand. In fell within the duties of the mem
the case of a monk going earlier for bers of the survey party. Special alms, there is also the possibility of routes were prescribed for going to not getting anything whatsoever these families for alms. It was
(alābha), and also the almsgiver's only a particular group of adept cooking food earlier avasakka (Skt. monks engaged in special services
avaşvaşkaņa), or getting inferior to the ācārya and old and sick
material that is unhealthy for the monks, who was allowed to go to
ācārya or the sick monks. Again, the pivotal families (sthāpanā-kula).
if the monk was gluttonous, he Such families were known as aisesi
would either serve the ācārya with (Skt. atiśeși), i.e., extraordinarily
cold food, if he collected the food devoted to the Order. The reason
for the ācār ya before collecting the is that the entry of more than one
same for himself, or would incur group for special diet, medicine,
the offence of avaşvaşkaņa, if he etc., could cause annoyance (cama
entered the select families before dhaņā) to the family, resulting in
time. In case he collected food for the non-availability in future of
himself at the outset, he would those articles72 for the ācārya
reach the pivotal families late, and and the old, sick, and the guest
if, in order to avoid this delay, he monks.
collected food from the pivotal (xvii) Monks unfit for Service families before collecting for him(veyāvacca, Skt. vaiyāvsttya) : Indo- self, he would not get sufficient lent (alasa), gluttonous (ghasira), food to fill his own belly, which drowsy (suvira), mortifier (khamaga), would result in chronic (anāgādha) swayed by the passions of anger, or acute (ägādha) ailments (pari