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. S. B. DEO (vi) Prābhrtika (pāhudiya):
If a certain householder asked his son to wait till the monks came so as to enable his mother to give food to both, then the monk was not allowed to visit such a house to avoid this fault.477
The possibility involved in this case was that the child tried to drag the monk to his house so as to secure food earlier for himself. (vii) Prāduşkarana (pāöyara):
That food which was exposed to light deliberately, or exhibited purposely, (prakāśakaranena prakațikaranena ca yaddīyate) was deemed unfit for the monks.478
If somebody made holes to the wall or enlarged the door or opened up the roof of the house or kept a luminous lamp near the food, then that food was taken to be unfit for monks. Food which was prepared on an oven outside the house was also not allowed.
An exception to this rule allowed monks to accept such food as was kept in light by the householder for himself. But it was not to be such as was kept directly near the flame of a lamp or fire.479
If by chance a monk happened to accept such food then he deposited it on a clean spot and wiped the pot. He could accept other food in the same pot without washing it. (viii) Krīta (Kīya):
According to this item, a monk could not accept food from one who had bought it or brought it on exchange for the sake of the monks.480
That food which was obtained by telling religious stories, or by posing as a great ācārya, or by the skill of one's art, or on the strength of one's high birth, status or family, fell under the category 'ātmabhāvakrīta' and was not allowed to a monk. So also if somebody brought food for the monk by showing pictures, etc.481 that was also not allowed for monks. (ix) Prāmitya482 (pāmicca):
Anything brought on credit was disallowed to monks. An interesting story of the results of this fault is to be found in the account of Sammati who
477. Ibid., 285-91. 478. Ibid., 292-305.
479. Ibid., 299: 'tatraivāpavādamāha-ātmarthikṣtar tadapi kalpate, navaram jyotihpradīpau varjayet.'
480. Ibid., 306-15.
481. Story of a mankha (picture-shower) Devašarman who obtained ghee, etc., for the sake of monks by showing pictures to the people: Ibid., 310-11.
482. Ibid., 316-22.
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