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(372) A monk set out on a begging-lour should not go beyond the prescribed limit of land; thus having prior information about the families where it is permissibe ivi the monks to beg for alms, he should wander around in a limited area of land
(373) Since sexual intercourse is the root of all irreligiosity and is of the form of a massive accumulation of great defects, the monks invariably refrain there from.
(374) When you come across the three forms of women, see in them the reflections of a mother, a daughter and a sister (according to their age) and refrain from telling the stories about women; celibacy becomes worthy of veneration in all the three worlds
(375) The fifth great vow for monks who are the followers of right conduct, is renunciation of attachments for all things with a dispassionate mind.
(376) What is the use of further argument to those who do not desire to be reborn. The supreme Jina has advised that they should not have attachment even for their body and should refrain from beautifying their bodies
(377) A monk can keep only such things which are necessary for the observance of vratas and are not desired by worldly people and are incapable of creating any attachment; anything that may create even a slight attachment is unacceptable to a monk.
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