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साध्वाचारः खल्वयमष्टादशपदसहस्रपरिपठितः । सम्यगनुपात्यमानो रागादीन् मूलतो हन्ति ॥ ११८ ॥
आचाराध्ययनोक्तार्थभावना चरणगुतहृदयस्य ।
न तदस्ति कालविवरं यत्र क्वचनाभिभवनं स्यात् ॥ ११९ ॥
Alms should be accepted in accordance with the rules (prescribed in Acaranga); that place is to be used to sleep which is disassociated from women, animals, eunuch; carefulness (Lit. purity). must be maintained in respect of walking, talking, clothing, utencils, procurement of provisions and taking food; (and) (monk) should choose right place to dwell, to perform meditation (or study), for evacuating bowels, etc and (he) should be detached from sounds and beauty (form). He (monk) should serve (other monks) in reciprocal manner. He should have firm faith in five great vows and must be completely free from all kinds of attachments; (and) this code of conduct for monks narrated in eighteen thousand words (in Acaranga) observed in due order roots out the attachment etc.; and for him (that monk) who is whole-heartedly engrossed in observing the teachings described in Acaranga, there is never any slit of time, where he will meet with defeat. 116.-119.
पैशाचिकमाख्यानं श्रुत्वा गोपायनं च कुलवध्वाः । संयमयोगैरात्मा निरन्तरं व्यावृत: 50 कार्यः ॥ १२० ॥
प्रशमरतिप्रकरणम्
120. After hearing the story of ghost' (pisaca) and the story of protecting the virtuous woman17 (Lit. daughter-in-law), one must constantly keep ones own self busy in observing self-restraint.
16. The pisaca story is like this: long ago a merchant subjugated a ghost on the basis of power of Mantra. The ghost put a condition, that the merchant should give quick orders to carry out works. And if he failed to do so, he would meet with destruction. The merchant accepted its conditions and ordered the ghost to build a beautiful house filled with gold, silver, grains and so on. Within a few minutes, the ghost completed all these works and asked the Merchant to give order for some other work. Merchant was very clever and thought
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