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ers and taking of food by a monk (Muni) are described, there pleasing the children of householders, conveying messages, indulging in the acts of teaching Mantras (incantations), prescribing medicines, foretelling future, etc. and taking the food that has been prepared by self or got prepared by others and approved by self, etc. - all such activities are totally forbidden for a monk but now due to bad times the monks take food, etc. by indulging in the aforesaid faults.
Further, the corrupt monks of the category of Parshwastha, Kusheela, etc. are forbidden; and now so-called monks are found possessing such Characteristics. It is to be noted that those Parshwastha, etc. kinds of monks live naked and possessionless physically whereas these - the present so-called monks keep differenttypes of paraphernalias. And there in the scriptures the Bhramari etc. method of taking the food is described for the monks; but this socalled saint having excessive desire takes food, etc. by afflicting the vitality of the donor. And they are clearly seen indulging in the injudicious, censurable and sinful acts which are unbecoming of even the householders.
Further, they disrespect the most venerable Jina-Bimba (Jins's installed idols) and the Shastras (scriptures), etc. and rather considering oneself to be superior to them they sit at a higher level (seat) and likewise many perversities are apparently seen and yet they consider themselves to be true monks and like to be called the possessors of the Mulgunas (basic virtues). In this way, they get their importance (venerableness) established and the innocent householders getting cheated by their praise do not ponder over the real religion, rather remain engrossed in their eulogy; but how will the great sin of perverse-belief in terms of treating great sin as great religion not result in infinite transmigration? In Shastras the one whom misbelieves even a single word of Jina's preachings is stated to be the great sinner, whereas here (in such behaviour of a monk) there is total disregard of Jina's preachings. What else could be a greater sin than this?
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