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अध्याय-९
The five kinds of saints - pulāka, bakuśa, kuśīla, nirgrantha and snātaka - are to be described (differentiated) with reference to selfrestraint (samyama), and so on. It is as follows. Samyama: The pulāka, bakuša, pratisevanākuśīla saints dwell in the first two types of conduct – sāmāyika and chedopasthapanā. The kasāyakuśīla saint dwells in parihāravisuddhi and suksmasāmparāya, besides the two mentioned above. The nirgrantha and snātaka saints dwell only in yathākhyāta conduct. Sruta: The pulāka, bakuša, pratisevanākuśīla saints master the Scripture to the maximum limit of the ten pūrva(s). The kasāyakuśīla and nirgrantha saints are masters of the fourteen pūrva(s). At the minimum, the scriptural knowledge of the pulāka saint is of the extent of 'ācāra vastu'- the instruction of the preceptor. That of the bakusa, kuśīla and nirgrantha saints is of the extent of three controls (gupti) and five regulations (samiti), called the eightfold mother of the Scripture. The snātaka is Omniscient, beyond scriptural knowledge. Pratisevanā: The pulāka saint, under another's compulsion, transgresses either the five primary vows or the vow of abstinence from taking food at night. The bakuša saints are of two kinds, those who desire for several kinds of implements - upakaraṇabakusa, and those who adorn their bodies - śarīrabakuśa. The pratisevanākuśīla saint is liable to transgression with regard to the secondary vows, without transgressing the primary vows. There is no transgression in case of the kaşāyakuśīla, nirgrantha and snātaka saints. Tirtha: All these saints belong to the religious school of the Tīrthankara - the Arhat or the World Teacher. Linga: The sign (linga) is of two kinds - physical sign - dravyalinga, and psychical sign - bhāvalinga. From the point of view of psychical sign, all these five kinds of monks are without-possessions (nirgrantha). On the basis of physical signs - bodily height, complexion, etc. – there are differences among them. Leśyā: In the pulāka saint the first three - black (kļşņa), blue (nila) and grey (kāpota) – thought-colourations (leśyā) arise. In bakuśa and
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