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इंदमहेसु वा खंदमहेसु वा
तहप्पारे
भिक्खू वा भिक्खुणी वा महामहेसु वट्टमाणेसु असणं वा पाणं वा णो पडिगाहेज्जा । (ācārānga
2.1.2, p.22, ब्यावर edn.)
The Niśīthasūtra prescribes atonements for acepting food in a samkhadi (common meals) in the following manner -
तं
जे भिक्खू संखडिपलोयणाए असणं वा पाणं वा पडिग्गाहेइ सेवमाणे आवज्जइ मासियं परिहारट्ठाणं उग्घाइयं । (Nisītha, Uddeśa 3, sūtra
14)
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The Niśīthasūtra mentions three types of exceptions for the general rules prescribed for a monk. The sentence runs as - नन्नत्थ रायाभिओगेण वा गणाभिओगेण वा बलाभिओगेण वा । (Niśītha, Uddeśa 9)
Thus it is expected from a monk or nun to honour the law of a king or the law passed in the gaṇarajya system.
[6] In the 73rd adhyāya, Kautilya says, “The hermitage-dwellers and pāṣaṇḍins (Jaina, Buddhist and Ājīvaka monks) should live in a ascetic-dwelling (matha etc.)without creating nuisance to others.” The Acaranga goes one step forward and says that in such type of dwellings where there is a continuous disturbance due to the coming in and going out of the travellers, the monk and nun should specifically avoid that place. The concerned text is
से आगंतागारेसु वा, आरामागारेसु वा, गाहावइकुलेसु वा, परियावसहेसु वा, अभिक्खणं अभिक्खणं साहम्मिएहिं उवयमाणेहिं णो उवइज्जा । (ācārānga
II, Uddeśa 2)
[7] In the 57th adhyāya of Arthaśāstra, a severe fine is prescribed for evacuation of the faeces and urinating at improper places.
The 10th adhyayana of Acārānga (II) is totally dedicated to this topic. Uccaraprasravaṇa-samiti is enumerated among the five
