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Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c9.s8.t7: (G) Dhutavādins

Aspects of Mahāyāna Buddhism and its Relation to Hīnayāna c9.s8.t7

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(G) Dhutavādins

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(xv) If an abhyavakāśika monk (living in an unsheltered place) falls ill, he should reside in a monastery without having any attachment to the monastery or making it his home, and wishing good to the giver of the monastery.

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(xvi) An āranyaka monk (i.e., living in a forest) in choosing his place of residence should pay heed to the facts (a) that it is not very far from or near to a place wherefrom alms are to be collected, (b) that pure water is easily available for drinking, (c) that there are trees with leaves, flowers, fruits as also caves, cliffs and quiet places, and (d) that there are no wild animals in the locality ³.

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³ Śikṣā., pp. 196-7. This is followed by an account of the mental that an āranyaka bhikṣu should possess.

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(xvii) Should an āranyaka bhikṣu desire to hear the dharma or see his ācārya or upādhyāya or consult physicians about some illness or have śayanāsana in a village, he should come and go only in the evening ⁴.

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⁴ Ibid., p. 200. It is to be noted that the rules relating to the of alms, use of medicines, etc. were the few special rules observed by followers of the dhutaṅga precepts particularly Āranyakas, Piṇḍapātikas, Śmāśānikas, Paścādbhaktikas and Abhyavakāśikas. See Śikṣā., pointed out (Śikṣā., 135, 137; Pañca. (ASB. ms.), leaf 218b, 284 for dhutaṅgas. S. himself from all Groot, op. cit., pp. 69f for some other rules. hisattva.

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