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Cosmic and Purificatory Rite
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iv) The iryāpathika-sūtra.61
v) Kāyotsarga (during which each one examines briefly her behaviour during her comings and goings, while mentally reciting the iryāpathika-sutra, 62 followed by the Namaskāra-sūtra repeated thrice).
vi) The caturviṁsatistava.63 Then the same sūtras are repeated from the beginning. 64
vii) Käyotsarga (with an examination of one's behaviour during comings and goings, of one's study of Scripture and of the inspection of clothing, while mentally reciting the iryāpathika-sūtra and the kälapratilekhanā-sūtra,65 followed by the Namaskāra-sūtra repeated thrice).
viii) The caturvirśatistava.
xi) The pranipāta-sútra.66
x) This purificatory-rite being terminated, the great rite of the ăvaśyakas begins. The sādhvis address the guruņi in the laghuguruvandana-sūtra and next address the senior sādhvis similarly in
61 The 4th āvaśyaka (P 706).
62 In the morning, one examines oneself on one's thoughts of the preceding evening and of the night and on one's dreams. We may recall that kāyotsarga always starts with 2 particular sūtras (P 708).
63 N.B. Kāyotsarga is always followed by the caturvimśatistava.
64 I.e. from i to vi above.
65 The kāla-pratilekhană-sūtra belongs to pratikramaņa; it refers both to kāla, the time reserved for svādhyāya, and to pratilekhaņā.
66 The sūtra of prostration and reverential salutation, a hymn of praise to the tirtharkaras; it does not belong to the AvaS.
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