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## Translation:
**Chapter Six: The Objective**
**257. 2. **After accepting the five great vows (mahavrata) of the Saṃti-cara, if a nirgrantha or nirgranthi knowingly breaks one or all five of these vows, then the cutting off of their previous initiation (dīkṣā-paryāya) and the re-establishment of the great vows is the state of the Saṃti-cara-chhedopasthāpanīya-saṃyata-kalpasthiti.
**3. **The state of the nirviśamāna-kalpasthiti is the state of those ascetics who are engaged in the practice of austerity (tapa) in the purity of restraint (pariharaviśuddhi).
**4. **The state of the nirviṣṭakāyika-kalpasthiti is the state of those ascetics who have completed the practice of austerity in the purity of restraint.
**5. **The state of the jina-kalpasthiti is the state of those ascetics who are solitary wanderers, who eat from their hands (pāṇipātra-bhojī), and who are engaged in the study of the scriptures (gītartha), and who have left their monastic order (gaccha).
**6. **The state of the sthavira-kalpasthiti is the state of those ascetics who remain within their monastic order (gaccha) under the guidance of the ācārya and others.
Thus, the Tīrthaṃkaras have described six types of kalpasthiti for ascetics.
**Chapter Six: Summary of the Objective**
**1. **Ascetics (sādhu-sādhvī) should not speak six types of unjustifiable words. They should not make false accusations against any ascetic. Because in the absence of evidence, they will have to undergo penance themselves.
**2. **Due to circumstances, ascetics can remove thorns or other objects from each other's feet, and they can also remove dust or other objects from each other's eyes.
**3-18. **In special circumstances mentioned in the sūtras, ascetics can provide support and care to each other. Ascetics should be aware of the six faults that destroy restraint (saṃyama) and abandon them. There are six types of moral conduct (ācāra-maryādā) based on the different practices of those who uphold restraint.
**Conclusion**
This chapter prohibits the speaking of unjustifiable words, describes the penance for making false accusations without evidence, and outlines the mutual service duties of ascetics in exceptional circumstances (3-18).