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bition is laid for them as to travel in any conveyance as bullock carts, railways, horses etc; only walking by foot is allowed. If any large river or sea comes in their way, they may use small boats, that too if the opposite bank or shore is visible. Even Mabābhārat says one should bathe as a penance if he sees a sanyāsi sitting in a vehicle the Shrutis (Manu, Atri and Vishnu ) use the words ara, quaa, aia which means to go on foot. Even it is laid down in the Nārad Pariyrājakopnishad that cots, white cloth, stories about women, covetousness, sleep during daytime, and vehicles bring sins to the ascetics. So all scriptures are at one in prohibiting conveyances and prescribing the mode of walk by foot.
The Jain sadhus are allowed to drink water highly boiled and then cooled down. It is also supported by Medical science which prescribes the same kind of use at the time of direful diseases as plague cholera etc; they are strictly prohibited to cook or get the food cooked for them or even to touch fire,
They should maintain themselves like bees taking honey from each flower without impairing it. It is also said in the Manu Smriti that the ascetics should not touch fire and should not be householders but should adopt the mode of Madhukari Vritti i. e. they should not accept the whole from only one man even he be like Brihaspati. The Jain Sādhus should renounce all monetary and earthly possessions. They should not even use metal vessels but should keep wooden or earthen vessels. It is also said in the
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