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DASAVEĀLIYA SUTTA
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poor man, or a beggar moving about for food or drink, the self-restrained monk should not overtake him and enter the house ; he should also not stand in the direct range of sight (of the householder ) but should recede to a corner and stand there self-composed. (10-11). (If he pushes himself on), perhaps there would be incurred the displeasure of the beggar, or of the donor, or of both, or there would be the slighting of the scriptural Injunction. (12). When, however, the beggar has returned from a place after getting the alms or without getting it, then only, the self-restrained monk should approach (the place) for food or drink. (13). If the woman (offering alms) plucks up a lily, or & lotus, or a night-lotus, or Mrgadantikā (Mallikā according to some ), or any other flower, and then offers alms, then the food or drink becomes unfit for self-restrained monks to accept, they should repudiate the donor saying 'such a thing is unacceptable to me.' (14-15). If the woman tramples or crushes a lily etc...to me. (16-17). He should avoid the lotus root, or the Palāśa root, or lily-stalk, or lotus-stalk, or lotus-bulb, or mustard bunch, or sugar-cana, when it has not ripened and become fit for use. (18). So also, he should avoïd, fresh sprout of trees or grass, and green vegetable when it is raw (and hence containing living organisms). (19). He should repudiate a woman giving raw pods, or fresh pods, or pods roasted only once, saying 'such a thing is not fit for my use.' (20). So also he should avoid unboiled jujubes, or bamboo sprouts or fruits of Sriparnī, Tilaparpati and Nimba trees, when they are raw. (21). So also he should avoid rice-cake, cold water, or insufficiently boiled water, sesamum-cake or raw oil-cake. (22). He should not desire, even in mind, to have the wood-apple, or the citron fruit, or the Mülaka root and leaves when they are raw and not made fit by the use of Sastra. (23). The same should be noted with respect to jujube flour, or seed flour; he should also avoid raw Bibhitaka nut and Rāyana fruit (24).
