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the rule of seniority) should not be given that form of penance nor the mula; he should be put on tapa (fasting, etc.) Similarly. he who has no faith in the efficacy of chheda (degrading) and mula (re-ordination) should be put on tapa
The sapelsha confess their transgressions before their acharya, and are given the first six forms of penance (namely, alochana, patikramana, ubhaya, vircha, cyvtsarga and tapa), they do not need the remaining four, that is, chheda, mula, anupasthāpanā and pāranchika.
The agitartha (unillumined) does not deserve the sthāpanā group which comprise the chheda, the mula and the parthāra. According to the practice of another order of Saints, he should be given nine out of the ten forms of penance, leaving out the parihāra (which they think is what is signified by the term sthāpanā).
The alpasruia (or alpauta) should be given the pancha kalyanala usually. Eren if he has merited the parthara (expulsion), he should only be given either the chheda or the mula penance.
Regard must also be had to the penitent's bodily strength and mental composure in meting out expiation. The strong in body should be given all the ten kinds of penances. He who is easily upset or unsettled should be given such penances to do as will actually
