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“Leaving support of any wall etc., standing and keeping feet on parallel lines on pure ground to eat with hands is food in standing position."
A saint does not eat food specially prepared for saints as said in the same book-- - जावदियं उद्देसो पासंडोत्ति य हवे समुद्देसो।
समणोत्तिय अदेसो णिग्गंथोत्तियहवे समादेसो॥११-७-६॥ Jåvadiyam uddeso pá såndatti ya have samuddeso Samanottiya vîdeso nigganthottiya have samadeso 11.716
" Whatever food is prepared for any saint, sramana or nirgrantha is uddista. It should not be eaten by a Jain saint."
So it is said in the third verse of the 6th Chapter. Goutam Buddha also did not take such food when he was a naked saint.
A Saint takes food from not more than seven houses · as said therein :-"
उजिहिं तिहिं सत्तेहिं वा घरेहिं जदि आगदं दु आचिण्णं ।
परदो तातेहिंभवे तविवरिदं अणाचिण्णं ॥ २०-६॥ Ujj him thin sattehin va gharehim jade agadaun da
âchinnam Parado tâtehin bhave tavvioaridum anâchinnam 2016
“ The food brought from three or seven homes in one line is eatable, but not brought from more homes."
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