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HISTORY OF JAINA MONACHISM used to bring oil on credit for her brother Sammata who had become a monk. She, being unable to pay off the debt incurred on this account, had to become a maid-servant in the house of the merchant from whom she had brought the oil on credit. When her monk-brother came to know of it, he converted the merchant to good faith and obtained his consent to the renunciation of his sister. 483 (x) Parivarttita (pariyațțiä):
Food brought on exchange for some other article by the householder was not to be accepted by the monk.484 (xi) Abhyāhrta (abhihada):
All articles of food which were brought from a long distance were to be avoided by the monk. Anything that was brought from a distance beyond three houses was called 'grhāntara' and was not accepted.485
483. Ibid., 317-19.
484. Ibid., 323-28: Story of Lakşmi who brought on exchange rice-soup for barleysoup from her rich brother's wife and gave it to the monk. A quarrel arose between the two couples on this account, ending in renunciation by all.
485. Ibid., 329-46; The flair for details and divisions is revealed in the following scheme:
Abhyahrta
Acirna
Anācīrna
Niśithābhyāhsta
Noniśīthābhyāḥrta
Svagrame
Paragrame
Grhäntare
Nograhāntare
Svadese
Videse
Jalapathenabhyāhrta
Jalaparthemauryahrta
Sthala
strana
(Nāvāë)
(Udupena)
Janghabhyam
Padbhyam
Jalao
Sthala
cưâubena)
Jaigha
Paco
(Nāvāë)
(Udupena)
Jangha
Pado
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