Book Title: Doctrine of Jainas
Author(s): Walther Shubring, Wolfgang Beurlen
Publisher: Motilal Banarasidas

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________________ RENUNCIATION 265 bearable.1 Curiously enough Āyār. II 13. 14 is more indulgent in this point in allowing such favours being done by someone clse (para) or, mutually, by two monks, provided that the receiver of such favour neither asks for nor refuses it--though a mutual service of this kind is difficult to imagine. K. 5, 50f accordingly fails to refer to such cases, and the restrictions given lic in a different field. Among the duties starting the daily routine we have, furthermore, the monk's reporting to his superior who, in cases, gives his orders. For the monk is bound to serve him as well as anyone superior to himself (thera), comp. K. 3, 21, if it be only by assisting him in rising from a seat or sitting down, in cleaning his things or in removing garbage (comp. K. 4, 26). This equally applies to the countenance he lends to the sick (gilāna) (comp. Nis. 10. 38f) or to those weakened by castigation (tavassi). On the other hand the master and teacher is equally bound by obligations towards his pupil (seha). Thus the menibers of the community are interconnected by services (deyāvacca, veyāvadıyā, kızkamma). This is expressed not only by the personal kinds of the vey mentioned above but also by the impersonal ones of the kula-, gana- and samgha-vey. All 10 are referred to by Uvav. 30 III, Vav 10, 34, Thān. 473b. $149. The, modes of deportment which may be added here, are attuned to the note of decency, sociability and consideration. Even a slight indication of harshness is punishable (Nis. 2, 18, 13, 13-16; 15, 1-4) Ebullitions are called asamāhi, disrespectfulness is known as āstījanā; of the former we have 20 kinds, of the latter 33 (Dasā 1 and 3) The monk is obliged to behave in a strictly reserved and unobtrusive manner; when found singing, dancing, making music, imitating animal voices, laughing and disguising himself he is liable to prosecution (Nis. 4, 27, 11, 64-70, 17, 134-138) The reserve he exercises towards dissenters and profanc persons (annaulthiz'a and gārailhuya) quite naturally goes back to different causes No more I The filth (mala) on the body of the acārya Hemacındra brought nim and his sect the honorary name of Maladhirin PETERSON, Third Report p 274 (Suc HLRTCL, Pála und Gopala p 150)

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