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completely. He should not indulge in sexual intercourse. A restrained monk does not accept anything, not even a toothbrush without begging it of householders. Restrained monks possess a garment, a pot or a blanket or a duster without any attachment. A self-restrained monk never injures in any of the three ways, viz., by self, by others or by consent given to others. A monk should observe self-restraint avoiding the four things declared unfit for use, viz., food, residence, garment and the pot. Monks leading a religious life and free from worldly ties with their mind fixed on selfrestraint, should avoid food and drink meant for them as also the things purchased for them from a distance. A monk should not take food and drink in bronze (ups or earthen jugs. Noble monks should not sleep on chairs, (ots, stools and arm-chairs. If a monk moving for alms prefers to sit in the householder's place, he is thereby susceptible to an improper behaviour. A monk if he is very old or ill or wishes to practise penances, should sit in a householder's house. He should not use sandal ointment for anointing the body. Monks purify their soul and remove sins with a vision free from delusion, devoted to penances, full of self-restraint and straight-forwardness.
In the seventh chapter, a monk should not speak what is not true, what is partly true and partly false, what is false, and what is not practised by the enlightened monks. He should not utter a speech which is neither true nor false. He should avoid harsh or harmful speech. He should not speak with definiteness about a thing he does not know. He should not address a woman as a fool. He should not talk about cows fit to be milched. A wise monk should not address a householder in any of the following ways: 'sit down, come, go, etc.' One who is endowed with right knowledge and conduct and who is devoted to self-restraint and penance is called a monk. A wise monk should always speak what is conducive to good.
In the eighth chapter a monk should not sit on a scat full of dust. He should not take cold water, ice or hailstone. A self-restrained monk should take hot water which is made lifeless by fully boiling it. He should neither kindle nor stir nor extinguish burning fire. He should not place his foot on seeds, fungus or moss. He should not cut grass. He should note down eight subtle things, water-life, flourlife, subtle germs, subtle insects, subtle moss-life, subtle seed-life, subtle plant-life and subtle egg-life. A self-restrained monk, vigilant and well-composed in all his senses, should exert himself with all his mental powers. He should always
