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Şaştha fasts near the Subhūmibhāga garden.
[25.119] Now there, in the city of Campā, was a club named Lalitā (a Bohemian club), whose members were given free access everywhere by the king, and who did not care for their parents or relatives, whose permanent residence was the houses of courtesans, who indulged in all sorts of rash and thoughtless indiscretions, and who were rich...upto...not disrespected (by men). There was a courtesan named Devadattā in Campā, delicate...cls in the Chapter Anda. Then some five members of that Lalită club once took Devadatta with them, and were enjoying the beauty of that garden Subhūmibhaga with her. A certain member made the courtesan Devadatta sit on his lap, another held an umbrella (over her) from behind, another wove a coronet of flowers for her, another dyed her feet (with lac-dye etc.), while another waved (or tossed) the chowry on her. Then that nun Sukumārika saw that courtesan Devadattā enjoying the best human pleasures of senses with those five members of that club, and then, there occurred to her, thoughts such as follows:— Oh ! how this woman is enjoying the fruits of her former actions, done in the past! If, therefore, there is going to accrue any particularly special fruit for all these austerities, vows, and celibacy that I have so carefully observed, then let me also, in my next future birth, live enjoging'noble pleasures such as these"'-- And thus having made that sinful resolve she descended from the heating ground.
[25.120] Now that nun Sukumārikā became too much attached to bodily decoration. She again and again washed her hands, feet, head, face, the space between her bogom, the armpits and the private parts; and wherever she intended to have a shelter, or a bed, or a seat (for studying) she first of all washed (or sprinkled) that ground with water, and then had her seat etc. Then those Gopālikā nuos said to that Sukumārika as follows:- Thus verily, O Venerable One, [P.26]'we aro Nirgrantha nuns, observing carefulness in walking ....upto .. guarded in continence. It is not proper for us to be given to bodily decorations. You are, on the other hand, O Venerable Nun, attached to person al decora
Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Surat
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