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Ch. VIII )
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own body or any other (hot) substance by a fan or a leaf, or a small twig. (9). Ho should not cut grass or plant or fruit or root; he should entertain in his mind not even a thought about any of the various raw seeds. (10). He should not stand in thiokets of trees ; so also, he should never place his foot on seeds, green herbs, water, fungus or moss. (11). He should not injure by word or deed the moving animals; desisting from harm to any living being, he should see the variety of life in the Universe. (12).
He should note down the eight subtle things ; having known these, the self-restrained monk is in a position to be merciful to them whether he be sitting, or standing or lying down. (13). "Which are those eight subtle things ?"* the self-restrained monk may ask; the wise and learned monk should state them as follows;- subtle water-life, subtle flower-life, subtle germs, subtle insects, subtle mosslife, subtle seed-life, subtle plant-life, and subtle egg-life. (14-15). Knowing all these things as given above, the selfrestrained monk, vigilant and well-composed in all bis senses should exert himself with all his mental power (to protect the eight-fold subtle life). (16). He should always clean, as much as he can, the begging-bowl, the blanket, the place of residence, the spot for attending natural calls, his bed-sheet and his seat. (17). Having found & spot free from life, he should attend there his calls of nature or should cast there cough or pblegm, or bodily dirt. (18).
On entering the house of a householder for begging drink or food, the monk should stand carefully, talk measured things and should not feel the slightest attachment for beautiful objects. (19). A monk may hear much by his ears, or see various things by his eyes; but he is not to relate what he has seen or heard. (20). Heard or seen,
