Book Title: Illuminator of Jaina Tenets
Author(s): Tulsi Acharya
Publisher: Jain Vishva Bharati

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________________ Illuminator of Jaina Tenets [ Lustre VI example, early or late celebration of marriage in view of the assemblage of monks before or after the appointed day, with a view to entertaining the latter. As distinguished from the above circumstance which is called bādara, there is another instance called sükşma when householder asks his son to wait till the monk came. Such postponing of allowing the child to consume food makes the offer unacceptable to the monk, because the child may run to the monk and drag him to his house for offering food to him in order to satisfy his own desire for the same. 7. Prāduşkarana Exhibition of food by transferring the container or food from the dark place or by the light of a lamp or a jewel or the removing the barrier or the curtain. The blemish lies in the fact that movements are involved for the offering. 8. Krita Food purchased for the monk. A feeling of excessive compa ssion for the monk is responsible for this kind of blemish. 9. Prāmitya (Pra- Food borrowed for a monk on promise of return with interest krit--Pāmicca) or otherwise. These two are blemishes on account of their causing inconve nience to donor. 10. Parivartita Food exchanged for a monk. 11. Abhihsta What is brought by householder from a place beyond the range of three or seven houses in an avenue is subject to this blemish, because this is unusual, not approved by the norm, and is likely to involve injury to creatures. 12. Ubdhinna Ghee, oil, molasses etc. offered by breaking the lid or unsea ling the cask. 13. Mäläpahrta Food brought down from an elevated place on which it was stored. The reason for this being a blemish is that the donor may fall down while climbing the elevated place on a stair case. 14. Acchedya Food offered out of fear of the king or another powerful person entails this blemish. According to the Pindaniryukti, food snatched by force from others and offered as alms was sub ject to this blemish. 15. Anisrsta Alms owned by a company of persons and given by one of the owners without consent of the co-partners. The reason for this being a blemish is that a dispute may arise among the company who owned the articles. 16. Adhyavapüraka Food put in excess in a cooking vessel in view of the arrival of monks. 1 Mülācāra, VI. 24. 2 Pindaniryukti, verses 366-376, Jain Education International For Personal & Private Use Only www.jainelibrary.org

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