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A Shraman, for a period of one month, renounces attachment to his body and bears all favorable and unfavorable circumstances related to Devas, humans, and animals with equanimity. On the first day of the bright fortnight, he takes one datti of food and one datti of water. On the second day, he takes two datti of food and two datti of water. In this way, he increases by one datti each day, taking 15 datti of food and 15 datti of water on the full moon day. In the dark fortnight, he decreases by one datti each day and observes a fast on the new moon day. This is called Yavamध्यचन्द्रप्रतिमा. In Vajramध्यचन्द्रप्रतिमा, 15 datti of food and 15 datti of water are taken on the first day of the dark fortnight. This is decreased daily until one datti of food and one datti of water are taken on the new moon day. In the bright fortnight, one datti is increased each day until a fast is observed on the full moon day. Thus, in each 30-day pratima, food is taken according to datti for 29 days and a fast is observed on the last day. There are five types of व्यवहार: आगम, श्रुत, आज्ञा, धारणा, and जीतव्यवहार. आगम is the first and the others are discussed in detail in the commentary. There are three types of स्थविर: जातिस्थविर, सूत्रस्थविर, and प्रव्रज्यास्थविर. A Shraman who is 60 years old is called जातिस्थविर or वयःस्थविर. One who knows ठाणांग and समवायांग is called सूत्रस्थविर, and one who has been initiated for 20 years and is निर्ग्रन्थ is called प्रव्रज्यास्थविर. There are three types of शैक्ष भूमियां: सप्त-रात्रिदिनी, चातुर्मासिकी, and षण्मासिकी. It is not permissible to initiate children below the age of eight years. Those who are young are not eligible to study प्राचारांगसूत्र. It is permissible to teach आचारांग to a sadhu who has been initiated for at least three years. It is permissible to teach सूत्रकृतांग to one who has been initiated for four years, दशाश्रुतस्कन्ध, कल्प (बृहत्कल्प), and व्यवहार to one who has been initiated for five years, स्थानांग and समवायांग to one who has been initiated for eight years, व्याख्याप्रज्ञप्ति (भगवती) to one who has been initiated for ten years, लघुविमान-प्रविभक्ति, महाविमानप्रविभक्ति, अंगचूलिका, बंगलिका, and विवाह-चूलिका to one who has been initiated for eleven years, अणोरुपपातिक, गरुलोपपातिक, धरणोपपातिक, वैश्रमणोपपातिक, and वैलंधरोपपातिक to one who has been initiated for twelve years, उपस्थानश्रुत, देवेन्द्रोपपात, and नागपरियापनिका (नागपरियावणिग्रा) to one who has been initiated for thirteen years, स्वप्नभावना to one who has been initiated for fourteen years, चारणभावना to one who has been initiated for fifteen years, वेदनीशतक to one who has been initiated for sixteen years, पाशीविषभावना to one who has been initiated for seventeen years, दृष्टिविधभावना to one who has been initiated for eighteen years, दृष्टिवाद to one who has been initiated for nineteen years, and all types of scriptures to one who has been initiated for twenty years. वैयावृत्य (service) is said to be of ten types: 1. आचार्य की वैयावृत्य, 2. उपाध्याय की वैयावृत्य, 3. स्थविर की, 4. तपस्वी की, 5. शैक्ष-छात्र की, 6. ग्लान-रुग्ण की, 7. सामिक की, 8. कल की, 9. गण की, and 10. संघ की वैयावृत्य. The above ten types of वैयावृत्य lead to महानिर्जरा. In conclusion, this sutra has many special features. It emphasizes स्वाध्याय. [59]