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measure of food and drink and wander about with a cheerful mind. Though troubled by thirst he should not drink cold water. He should try to get distilled water. Wandering about on deserted ways, being thirsty, he should bear the trouble of thirst. If a restrained monk occasionally suffers from cold on his wanderings, he should not walk beyond the prescribed time, remembering the teachings of the Master. A monk should not entertain such a thought: 'I have no shelter, and nothing to cover my skin, thereforo I shall kindle fire to warm myself'. Tf a mouk suffers from the heat of hot things or from the heat of his body or from summer heat, he should not lament the loss of comfort. A monk should remain uudisturbed suffering from insects. He should not scare away insects nor keep them off. He should not kill living beings. A monk should not entertain such thoughts: ‘My clothes are torn, I shall go naked or I shall get a new suit. A houseless and poor monk who wanders from village to village should bear the trouble of an ascetic life. He should wander about free from sins and perfectly passionless, A monk knows that worldly men have a natural liking for women. Knowing this he renounces women and easily performs his duties as a perfect monk. A monk should live on allowed food; he should wander about bearing all troubles in a village or a town or a market place or a city. He should acquire no property. He should sit down alone in a burial place or in a deserted town or below a tree. Sitting there he should brave all danger's. A monk who does penances and is strong in self-control will not be affected beyond measure by good or bad lodgings. If a layman abuses a monk, he should not be angry with him. If a monk hears bad words, he should silently overlook them and should not take them to heart. He should not be angry if beaten. He should not entertain sinful thoughts. He should meditate on the law." He should beg food from a householder when his dinner is ready. A monk who thinks thus, 'I get nothing today, perhaps I shall get something tomorrow,' will not be grieved by his want of success. If a monk suffers pain or falls sick, he should cheerfully make his mind steady and bear the evils that attack him. He will be a true monk if he continues to search for the welfare of his soul. If a naked ascetic lies on the grass, his body will be hurt. Though hurt by the grass he will not use clothes.3 A wise monk should not
1 It means water which by boiling or some other process has become so changed that it may be regarded as lifeless.
Uttarādhyayana, II, 26. 3 What is manufactured from threads. Utturădh., 11, 35.
