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## Dasha Shruta Skandha Sutra
He is diligent in touching and following the Dharma with his body. Seeing terrified beings, he lifts his feet to protect them. He walks with his feet contracted or sideways. He exerts himself diligently on the existing path, but does not walk straight without looking. He does not sever the bond of love with his family, therefore he goes to them for alms, meaning he can only beg from his family.
## Sixth Dasha
**Commentary:** This Sutra describes the eleventh pratima. The one who accepts this pratima follows all the rules from the first to the tenth pratima diligently. He completely abandons the desired object of devotion and shaves his head with a razor or plucks his hair. Shaving the head with a razor or plucking the hair is specifically prescribed for him. Therefore, the Sutra says, "Lutta-shiroja, veti vikalpārtha keshalunchan-karo vā." The word "vā" means that if he has the strength, he should pluck his hair, if he does not have the strength, he should shave his head with a razor. He should wear the attire of a sadhu - a cloth on his face, a dustpan in his armpit, a loincloth and a cloth wrapped around his waist. Wearing this attire, he should carry the paraphernalia of a sadhu, such as a begging bowl, and follow the Dharma as laid down for the Shramanas, without any deviation.
The Sutra says that he should touch the Dharma with his body. The word "kāya" means that he should not only touch the Dharma with his mind, but also follow it diligently with his body and avoid any transgression. While walking in this way, if he encounters terrified beings on the path, he should leave that path and take another path.
Now the question arises, what should he do if there is no other path? The Sutrakar himself answers this, for example, if there is no other path...