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(8) The eighth is called सयमारम्भवज्जणपढिमा :वज्जइ सयमारम्भं सावज्जं, कारवेह पेसेंहि । वित्तिनिमित्तं, पुव्वयगुणजुत्तो अट्ठ जा मासा ॥
"The eighth is one in which an upāsaka does not commit personally for eight months any act which is sinful ( सावज्ज), but gets it done by his servants if suck ? is necessary for his livelihood; and cultivates all thevirtues previously mentioned."
(9) The ninth is called पेसारम्भवज्जणपढिमा पेसेहि आरम्भं सावज्जं कारवेइ नो गुरुयं । पुव्वोइयगुणजुत्तो नव मासा जाव विहिणा उ ॥
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"On acquiring the qualities previously mentioned, the upāsaka does not get, for a period of nine months,even a servant to do what may be a grossly sinful act. of injury to creatures,"
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उद्दि
( 10 ) The tonth is called उहिट्ठभउवज्जणपढिमा :भत्तं पिवज्जए किमुय सेसमारम्भं । सां होइ उ खुरमुण्डो सिहलिं वा धारए को वि ॥ दव्वं पुट्ठो जाणं जाणे इइ वयइ नो य नो वेति । पुव्वोदियगुणजुत्तो दस मासा कालमाणेणं ॥
“ In the tenth the upāsaka, after having cultivated: the qualities previously mentioned, avoids, for & period. of ten months food which is specially prepared forhim, not to speak of other acts. He gots his head tonsured or keeps a small tuft of hair ( सिहली = शिखा ) : if questioned about a thing, he will say, 'I know', if he knows it; otherwise he would say "no.""
( 11 ) The eleventh is called समणभूयपढिमा :खुरमुण्डो लोएण व रयहरणं ओग्गहं च घेत्तूर्णं । समणब्भूओ विहरइ धम्मं कारण फासन्तो ॥
