Some Aspects of Jaina Monastic Jurisprudence

Author(s): S B Deo
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DEO: JAINA MONASTIC JURISPRUDENCE
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Not only that but these punishments increased the more, the higher the position the person held in the church hierarchy. For instance,
Normally, monks were not allowed to stay in a place full of seeds. But if they stayed there then the following prāyaścittas were prescribed : 39 Designation Prāyaścitta
Nature Acārya
Laghuko masa Tapaså kålena ca laghukah Upadhyāya
Tapasā gurukah Vrşabha
Kalena Bhikṣu
Tapasā kālena ca laghukah The details regarding other types of prāyaścittas were more or less the same with the difierence that the last three or four prāyaścittas are further elaborated. For instance,
Cheda was prescribed for the following offences : 40
(a) getting proud of one's penance, (b) being unable to carry out penances, (c) having no faith in penance, (d) losing control over oneself even after penance, (e) indulging in sexual intercourse and (f) frequently breaking the uttaragunas.
Müla was prescribed for the following offences : 41
(a) breaking any of the five great vows, (b) constantly breaking the müla and uttarguņas, (c) accepting householdership or heretical faith out of pride, and (d) causing impregnation or abortion.
Anavasthāpya items remained the same, but the monk who was punished with this sentence had to undergo various fasts upto the fourth or the sixth meal. He had to undergo this mode of life for the maximum period of twelve years. Moreover, he had to bow down to all, had to live in one corner of the monastery and no verbal contact was allowed to him with other monks.
The BỊhatkalpa-bhâsyat2 gives details about pārāñcika which are the same as those given in the Thānanga.
Both the Jītakalpa-bhäşya43 and the Bșhatkalpa-bhāşya44 give more details about the implementation of pārāñcika. For instance, the monk who was accused of āśatanā pārāñcika stood out of the gaccha for a minimum period of six months and a maximum period of a year. On the other hand, he who had to face the pratisevana pärañcika had to go out for a minimum period of one year and a maximum period of twelve years.