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HISTORY OF JAINA MONACHISM
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Bhaddottarā;
Fasting
Period
(a) Khudda-5th to 9th
175 days
5 7 9 6 8
6 8 5 7 9
7 9 6 8 5
8 5 7 9 6
9 6 8 5 7
Arrangement of fasts.
(b) Mahatī—5th to 11th meal : 392 days.
5 6 7 8 9 10 8 9 10 11 5 6 11 5 6 7 8 9 7 8 9 10 11 5 10 11 5 6 7 8 6 7 8 9 10 11 9 10 11 5 6 7
11
7 10 6 9 5 8
Arrangement of fasts.
The Twelve Bhikkhu Padimās:
(1) Másikī
(a) Periodone month;
(b) Food--one datti of food and one of drink; (c) Begging Time either in the first, middle or the last porisī, but
never twice a day; (d) Mode of Begging--according as chosen by oneself; not the
normal one; (e) Mode of Life-complete control over the senses and putting
up with bodily troubles. BULL. DCRI.—25
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