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mind must be conjoined to the act. There must be firm determination and firmer repentance. It must never be reduced to a farce. Bhadrabāhu and Dharmadāsagani say that what is sincerely uttered must be acted up to with religious fervour and precision.
Jinadasagani tells us that one recluse Ksullaka by name broke the jar of a potter saying Micchāmidukkada. Even when asked to desist from it he repeated his performance which made the potter put a piece of stone int his ear and press it hard. The smarting pain made the monk realise his serious misbehavior. Mere utterance without sincerity is an exercise in futility. (viii) Tathakāra—It is to express profound faith in the teaching of the
preceptor. The pupil should never doubt the teacher's scholarship. The utterance of Tathākara i.e. what he says is perfectly right should emanate from the heart and not merely from the tip of his tongue.
This is for his own good and subsequent rise. (ix) Abhyutthāna-_-It is to give due respect to the preceptor when he
passes by you. You must give him a standing ovation. Ever to serve seniors should be the motto of junior monks. The difference between chandanā and this nimatranā is that in the former food is brought by
self whereas in the latter he brings food for others (them) alone. (x) Upasampadā—In the olden times there were many groups in a
single Order. Ordinarily one belonging to a group could not join another group for three reasons. This was known as Upasampada.
The three reasons are :(1) It is to augment one's knowledge, to revise well the already
acquired knowledge or to revive and recollect the forgotten text. This is for philosophical purpose. To digest philosophical subtleties one could go elsewhere for sound learning. It is to strengthen penance and service. One could repair to the group specialising in such lore. To go to another group for some special penance and for a short time is Itvarika and when it was done in the evening of one's life it was called Yavatkathika'.
Mulācāra relates its five kinds: (1) humility (2) region (3) ways (4) joy and sorrow (5) preceptor or aphorism. Uttarādhyayana talks of self-study, concentration, inspection of cloth, utensils etc. service, food, emission, sleep and tour .Monks were told to do things at fixed hours, as self-study in the first prahara; concentration in the second, food in the third, and again self-study. In the first and fourth praharas inspection of things was fixed. Moving out and the evacuation of bowels were usually in the third
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