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## Fifth Study
## Sukrushna
## Sukrushna's Worship of the Bhikshu Pratimā
8 - Thus, Sukrushna, the noble one, practiced the Sapta Saptamika Bhikshu Pratimā. In the first week, she received one datti of food and one datti of water. In the second week, she received two dattis of food and two dattis of water. In the third week, she received three dattis of food and three dattis of water. In the fourth week, she received four dattis of food and four dattis of water. In the fifth week, she received five dattis of food and five dattis of water. In the sixth week, she received six dattis of food and six dattis of water. In the seventh week, she received seven dattis of food and seven dattis of water.
Thus, in forty-nine nights and days, there are one hundred and ninety-six dattis of alms. Arya Sukrushna, following the prescribed method, performed the perfect worship of this 'Sapta Saptamika' Bhikshu Pratimā penance. In this, the total food and water received in the first week was seven dattis, in the second week fourteen, in the third week twenty-one, in the fourth week twenty-eight, in the fifth week thirty-five, in the sixth week forty-two, and in the seventh week forty-nine. 1. Chapter 8, Sutra 2
I wish, noble ones, that you, the enlightened ones, may practice the Ashtamika Bhikshu Pratimā, having attained it.
Devānupiya, the divine one, do not be attached.