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

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________________ 598 S. B. DEO (6) Doing any fire-activity.200 (7) Accepting food or drink from the kşatriya kings when they are in the 'uttara-sālā', in the horse-stable or in the elephant-stable or have gone to secret places, counsel-halls or private apartments.201 (8) Accepting food that is given up, or 'samsrsta pinda', or food for the orphans or beggars.202 (9) Obtaining milk, curds, butter, oil, molasses or sugar from the store-house.203 (10) Accepting food from those who eat flesh, fish or skins, or from those who are about to start on or are about to return from a pilgrimage or a tour.204 (11) If a monk who takes his food at the rising of the sun, and satisfies his wants to eat before the sun sets, having received, etc., eats it well and without hesitation (or: well, but with hesitation, or: suffering, but without hesitation, or; suffering, but with hesitation), and then notes "the sun is not yet risen", or "is already set" and then throws or wipes away what he has in his mouth, hand or vessel, then he does not sin. (But) if he eats it himself or gives it to another, then he (guilty of eating during night-time) incurs the cāümmāsiyam parihāratthāņa aņugghāïyam.205 (12) Mixing the harbourer's alms or liking to do so.206 (13) If, one while on the begging tour, not returning to the monastery before the night sets in, happens to reach an army camp.207 CLOTHING: (1) Going against one's usual practice, putting on clothes among those who put it, remaining naked among those who wear clothes, remaining clothed among those who do not put clothes, or remaining naked among the naked.208 200. Ibid., 11, 84-86. 201. Ibid., 8, 13-17. 202. Ibid. 203. Ibid. 204. Ibid., 9, 10-17. 205. Brh. Kalp. 5, 6-9. (Transl. 1.A., 39, pp. 257ff.). 206. Ibid., 2, 18. 207. Ibid., 3, 34. 208. Nis., 11, 87-90, Jain Education International For Private & Personal Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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