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In the same way, increasing the number of *dattis* one by one, in the tenth decade, she accepts ten *dattis* of food and ten of water.
The *Dasha-Dashamika Bhikhu-Pratima* takes one hundred nights and days. In this, five hundred and fifty (550) *bhikshas* and eleven hundred *dattis* have to be taken. According to the method described in the scriptures, after performing the *Dasha-Dashamika Bhikhu-Pratima*, Arya Sukrushna, in addition to the austerities of *upavas*, *bela*, *tela*, *choula*, *pachoula*, six, seven, eight, up to fifteen, and *mashakhaman*, also performed many other types of austerities to purify her soul.
Due to this difficult austerity, Arya Sukrushna became extremely weak, until she destroyed all her karmas and attained liberation.
. Discussion - Like the *Sapta-Saptamika Bhikhu-Pratima*, this sutra mentions the *Ashta-Ashtamika*, *Nava-Navamika*, and *Dasha-Dashamika Bhikhu-Pratimas*. The difference between the three is clear from the instruments.
*Ashtamika Bhikhu-Pratima*
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64 days 288 *dattis*