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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
BOOK II, LECTURE 6, LESSON 1.
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gold, silver, and copper, pearl, glass, mother of pearl, horn, ivory, cloth, stone, or leather; for such very expensive bowls are impure and unacceptable. (2)
A monk or a nun should not accept bowls which contain a band of the same precious materials specialised in § 2; for &c. (3)
For the avoidance of these occasions to sin there are four rules for begging a bowl to be known by the mendicants.
Now this is the first rule :
A monk or a nun may beg for a bowl specifying its quality, viz. bottle-gourd or wood or clay. If they beg for such a bowl, or the householder gives it, they may accept it, for it is pure and acceptable.
This is the first rule. (4) Now follows the second rule :
A monk or a nun may ask for a bowl, which they have well inspected, from the householder or his wife, &c. After consideration, they should say: 'O longlived one! (or, O sister!) please give me one of these bowls, viz. one made of bottle-gourds or wood or clay. If they beg for such a bowl, or the householder gives it, they may accept it; for &c.
This is the second rule. (5) Now follows the third rule :
A monk or a nun may beg for a bowl which has been used by the former owner or by many people. If they beg for it, &c. (see $ 5).
This is the third rule. (6) Now follows the fourth rule:
A monk or a nun may beg for a left-off bowl which no other Sramana or Brâhmana, guest, pauper, or beggar wants. If they beg for it, &c. (see 5).
This is the fourth rule.
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