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The Jaina Antiquary
Vol. xvi Regarding their daily routine, I was told that the monks get up at 3 a m. and after having done the morning duties, they do sau for 48 minutes before sun.rise Then comes afiatea when they . carefully scan their clothes and all surrounding things so that there should not be any feat of living beings After that they go out for
287 and bow down before the idol of the Jina Returning from the temple they study the lets or holy books like FIATTİT etc. or listen to them when these are read out. At about 9 a.m. they ponder over the meaning of the text and at Il a m. they go out for 1974 or for alms. Returning from the round, they take m-als (once in a day) and again go to HEITA. After that they engage themselves in स्वाध्याय and ध्यान. At about 4 p m. they again do प्रतिलेखन.18 At 7 p.m. they do and at 9 p m. they sleep after having given up all sing that might have been committed by them in the day.
Thus in a day, the monks do afany twice a day. Besides these two, a monks has to perform a 99% ya U (fortnightly) on the 14th day of a month, a taifay AT (lour.monthly) and a सांवत्सरिक (annual). The annual प्रतेक्रमण is done on भाद्रपद चतुर्दशी. They do not wander in the rainy season lest they kill living beings. The atath extend from 1973 TF TE TI to fifa ya TOTI.
The $has its origin in the name of a particular FT. The Śvet' monastery visited by me, contained monks belonging to 99773 only and they all belonged to 76. There are subdivisions in this $also like a ARTIRI etc. The 99177€ monks predominate in the Punjab, Bombay and Marwar.
The monks told me that the tendency towards renunciation among the people is on the increase and that there are at present 1000 monks and 2500 nuns of this sect of the Jainas.
STHĀNAKAVĀSI. There was no question of visiting the temples of the Sthana. kawasis as they do not worship idols. They are non-idolatrous and
18. afagtewar-fargot, faci#02-978
pakoopait p. 643.
