Book Title: History of Jaina Monachism
Author(s): S B Deo
Publisher: Deccan College Research Institute

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________________ 412 S. B. DEO In regions of excessive rain like the Konkaņa, Jaina monks were per. mitted to use an umbrella 176 The Oghaniryukti commentary177 refers to 'nālikā' which was a stick, four añgulas more than one's own height, used to test the depth of water in the rainy season. Total Number of Requisites : With all these various articles occasionally used by the monks, the list of fundamental articles used by the Sthavirakalpika monks remained unchanged, inasmuch as the BỊhatkalpabhāşya mentions the same list as that given in the Oghaniryukti. The number of requisites, however, differed with different types of the Jinakalpika monks. (1) Such of the Jinakalpika monks who went about naked and ate food in the hollow of their hand, used only two requisites: the 'rajoharana' and the 'mukhavastrikā'; (2) Those who wore clothes but ate food in the palm of their hand used either three, four or five requisites consisting of: (a) 'Rajoharana', 'mukhavastrikā' and a cotton garment, or (b) 'Rajoharana', 'mukhavastrikā' and one garment of wool and one of cotton, or (c) 'Rajoharana', 'mukhavastrikā', two clothes of cotton and one of wool; (3) Those who went about naked but carried a begging-bowl used the following articles: (a) pātra, (b) pātrakabandha, (c) pātrasthāpana, (d) pātrakesarikā, (e) patalakāņi, (f) rajastrāņa, (g) gocchaka, (h) rajoharana (i) mukhavastrikā. (4) Those who put on clothes and carried an alms-bowl, used the above nine articles besides one, two or three clothings.178 Fundamentals Unchanged : Inspite of these distinctions and a variety of new requisites which the monk was allowed to use, even a later text like the Vimsativimśikā does 175. Ibid. Vol. III, 2369. 176. Avaśyaka-c. p. 366. 177. p. 218a. 178. Brh, kalp. bhā. Vol. IV, p. 1087. Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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