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Ch. VII)
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“this should not be purchased' or this should be purchas.. ed', 'purchase this' or ' leave up this.' (45). In connection with a thing placed in the market of a low or a high price, . to be sold or to be purchased, the monk should always speak what is faultless. (46). Similarly, a courageous and wise monk should not address & householder in any of the following ways-sit down, come, do, sleep, stand, go, etc. (47). Many ascetics, who are not monks, are called monks in this world ; a monk should not call as 'monk" one who is not a monk; he should call as 'monk' one who is really & monk. (48). One should call that person a monk who is endowed with right knowledge and conduct, who is devoted to self-restraint and penance, and who is possessed of the merits stated above. (49).
Regarding a fight of gods, men or lower animals; the monk should not say that a particular side should win or that a particular side should lose. (50). The monk should not express regarding wind, rain, cold, heat, welfare, progperity or security 'when would these occur?'; so also he. should not express 'let these not occur.' (51). Similarly, he should not refer to a cloud, or sky, or a man by the word 'deva'; he should rather say-the cloud has got up or risen up; or he should say the cloud has showered. (52). He should speak of sky by using the word 'anta.rikşa' or ' guhyānucarita” (region of the Guhyakas ); he should call a man prosperous on ascertaining that he is: prosperous. (53). So also, out of anger, or greed, or fear, or in joke, & monk should have no utterance which allows a sinful act, or which is of a definite nature, or which leads to any harm to others. (54). A monk should have the purity and goodness of speech; he sbould always avoid bad speech ; he speaks after seeing that what he means to speak is moderate and harmless; thus, he gets fame among the good. (55). Knowing the merits and faults
