Life in Ancient India as Depicted in the Jain Canons, with Commentaries: An Administrative, Economic, Social and Geographical Survey c5.s6.5

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⁷⁶ The Jinakalpa monks are of two kinds (1) Those who use the hollow of their hand for an alms-bowl (pāṇipātra) and (2) those who use alms-bowl (pātrigrahadhārī) Each is further sub-divided into two (a) those who go without clothes (amāvarana) and (b) those who wear clothes (sapāvarana) The former have the broom (rajoharaṇa) and a piece of cloth before their mouth (mukhavastrikā), whereas the latter have one, two or three garments (kela) besides the rajoharaṇa and the mukhavastrikā Those who use the alms-bowls and go without clothes possess twelve religious articles as follows vāri, pātrabhandhaka, pārasthe-ori, pāhakes-uṅka, patalaka, rajastīra and gocchaka and rajoharaṇe and mukhavastrikā and on two or three garments mentioned above (Brh Bhā 3, 3962 f) About the Sthavirakalpa monks it is said in the Āyā Sū (7 4 208 f) that a mendicant who possesses three robes and a bowl is truth under should not think of begging a fourth robe After the winter is gone and the summer has set in a monk should leave off the old garment, being clad with an upper and under garment (santaruttara), or with the undermost garment (omacele) or with one garment (ekasāṭī) or without garments (acele) he should aspire for freedom from the bonds of karmas A mendicant who possesses two robes and a bowl as third article should not think of begging for the third robe, etc (ibid 7 3 213) A mendicant who possesses one robe and a bowl as second article should not think of begging the second robe, etc, (ibid 7 6 213) If a naked monk thinks that he can bear the pricking of grass cold and heat, stinging of flies and mosquitos or any other painful thing but cannot leave off the privities uncovered then he can cover his privities with kaṭibandhana (ibid 7 7 220), also see Schubring op cit p 163 f It should be noted, however, that later on, the number of articles in a monk’s equipment increased and as a result of which we notice in the Brhatkalpa Bhāṣya (3 3964) that kaṭibandhana is replaced by colapaṭṭaka and besides the above-mentioned twelve articles mātraka was allowed to the monks