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She desires to drink the nectar of teachings from his mouth and strives to follow whatever he says. Therefore, one should first study the texts on conduct. Only then can one succeed in the remaining two subjects, namely, principles and teachings. It has been established that purity of thought cannot be achieved without the study of scriptures, and among the scriptures, the study of scriptures on conduct should be undertaken first.
This conduct has been stated to be of two types - virtuous conduct and householder conduct. The rules of conduct for the virtuous are called virtuous conduct, and the rules for householders are called householder conduct. It is highly beneficial to study the texts that describe both types of conduct. The sutra that we have explained here is one such text.
For the study of this sutra and especially for gaining knowledge, it is very important to know the concepts of undertaking, perspective, and deposit from the Anuyogadvara Sutra, as there is a need for a brief introduction to these topics at various places in this text.
This text or sutra is called the "Dasashrutaskandha Sutra". It is also mentioned in the tenth chapter of the "Sthananga Sutra" under the name "Acharadasha". For example, "Ayaradasanam dasa panchavis pariyae samane nigganthae ayaracusale sanjamakusale pavayanakusale pannattiakusale sanghakusale uvaggahakusale akkhuyaayare asabalaayare abhinnayare asankiliṭṭhaayare charitte bahusue babbhagame jahannena dasakappavavhaare kappati ayariy uvjjaayattaae uddisittae. (Vyavahar Sutra Uddes 3 Su 5) Panchavis vase pariyaayass samanas nigganthass kappati dasakappa vavharanama ajjhayane uddisittae va. (Vyavahar Su U Su 28) Chabbisan dasa kappa vavharaanam uddeasanakala pa ta da dasadasanam cha kappass dasa vavharass. (Samavayanga Su Samavay 16) Thananga Su Sthan 6 Padmachariṭaprashnavyakaran Su Panchva Sanvardvaruttaradhyayan Su A 36 Ga 67"