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Pravacanasāra
लिंगग्गहणं तेसिं गुरु त्ति पव्वज्जदायगो होदि। छेदेसूवट्ठवगा सेसा णिज्जावया समणा ॥3-10॥
लिङ्गग्रहणे तेषां गुरुरिति प्रव्रज्यादायको भवति । छेदयोरुपस्थापकाः शेषा निर्यापकाः श्रमणाः ॥3-10॥
सामान्यार्थ - [ तेषां] पूर्वोक्त मुनियों के [लिङ्गग्रहणे ] मुनिलिंग ग्रहण की अवस्था में [गुरुः इति ] जो गुरु होता है वह [ प्रव्रज्यादायकः ] दीक्षा को देने वाला [ भवति ] होता है अर्थात् कहा जाता है [ छेदयोः ] एकदेश-सर्वदेश के भेदकर जो दो प्रकार के छेद अर्थात् संयम के भेद उनके [ उपस्थापकाः ] उपदेश देकर फिर स्थापन करने वाले [ शेषाः ] अन्य [श्रमणाः ] यत्याचार में अति प्रवीण महामुनि हैं वे [ निर्यापकाः ] निर्यापकगुरु कहे जाते हैं।
The worthy head (ācārya)-guru - who grants initiation (diksā), with the external as well as the internal marks (linga), into the congregation is called the pravrajyādāyaka or the dīkņādāyaka or the dīkņāguru. Subsequently, as and when the ascetic fails to observe restraints as specified, the other worthy heads (ācārya) -guru – may reinitiate him in the right course of conduct; these worthy heads (ācārya) are called the niryāpakaguru.
Explanatory Note: First, the worthy head (ācārya) - guru – who grants initiation into the congregation is the dīkņādāyaka or the dīkņāguru. In later life, as an ascetic, if a minor breach in the observance of proper restraint occurs, the guru who reestablishes him in the right course of conduct is the niryāpakaguru. In case there is a major breach in the observance of proper restraint, the guru may still grant reinitiation into the ascetic fold; such a guru is also called the niryāpakaguru.
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