Mahavira Jain Vidyalay Suvarna Mahotsav Granth Part 1

Author(s): Mahavir Jain Vidyalaya Mumbai
Publisher: Mahavir Jain Vidyalay

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110 SHRI MAHAVIRA JAINA VIDYALAYA GOLDEN JUBILEE VOLUME
Then, the parihara is set into "motion", or given (prasthāpanā, patthavana; dana, according to the Nisiha-cunni),111
The patthavand is said to be of two kinds,112 the drovand of five sorts; among the latter, the "complete" variety, kasina (kṛtsna) and the akasina appear to be the most important.
In the case of akasind the total length is reduced, the "suppression" varying so that the remaining expiation be necessary and sufficient to purify the culprit.115 In the case of kasina there are no varying suppressions, but only fixed ones: fifteen days are suppressed at the beginning and five at the end of each month (cf. VavBh 1, 247).
The commentators name six sorts of kasina (VavBh 1, 385 NisBh 6616); they give details about the fifth (anudghata-kṛtsná) which is complete without abatement ", and still more about the fourth, or anugraha-kṛtsnä, "complete with remission".
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The remission is granted when the culprit, at the time of confession, expresses his regrets ("hã duşṭhu krtam" ity adi), or when he is known to be weak.116 The mechanism is explained thus: suppose a monk has successively incurred two parihara of six months each: he will perform only six months altogether. Two cases occur:
(1) six days of the six first months have already been performed: the remaining five months 24 days are suppressed; the second group of six months are theoretically prescribed, but in fact, six days are suppressed;117
(2) of the first group of six months, only six days remain to be performed. If a new fault, liable to six months is committed, these six months are theoretically inflicted, but in practice reduced to six days.118
If there is no remission, the arrangements are as follow:
(1) the new fault occurs at the end of the six first days: the remaining five months 24 days are suppressed, while the six months
111 Quoted by Malayagiri VavȚ III 2 a 10; cf. Bh 1, 294 a.
112 VavBh 1, 412 a = NisBh 6 642 a.
113 VavBh 1, 413 NisBh 6 643.
114 jhosa, jhosa, jhosayati, eventually explained parityaga, parityajati, VavT III 11 a; 6 a-b.
115 VavT II 86 b 10 ff. 116 VavT III 37 b. 117 Ibid., 7 a-b. 118 Ibid., 7 a.