________________ 146 NOTES would make the first seven gaats. And further, he observes the eighth, ninth and tenth glaats for one week each, the eleventh for one full day and night and the twelfth for one night. In the weekly QICHTS food is taken only after a day and half's fast, in the whole day qidal after a two days and half's fast and in the last after three days and half's fast. TOTATU तवोकम्म-This तपःकर्म takes in all sixteen months (480 days) of thirty days each of which 407 days are the days of fasts and only 73 days of meals. There is a gradual increase in the period of fasts from two days to seventeen days and consequently gradual decrease in the number of gipu days from fifteen to two. सेत्तुञ्ज, the शत्रुजय hill in Gujarat, which is sacred to Jains. 22. साइरेगट्ठवासजायं, grown to eight years of age and a little over (सातिरेक). 29. FEHFUGOHESHI, charming in their budshaped ear-rings. As ascetics they cannot wear any ornament and hence the Com, adds:-a1519स्थाश्रयं विशेषणं न पुनरनगारावस्थाश्रयमिदभित्येके / अन्ये पुनराहुःदर्भकुसुमवद्भद्राः सुकुमारा इत्यर्थः / तत्त्वं तु बहुश्रुतगम्यम्. 31. FET HITTAT, a reference to section 77 of my edition of the JAHIHI. 33. Fica TU HIJOTO , a plate full of sweets (s) of the which corresponds to read them 38. 399CHICHT, with her clothes and garments wet. Keeping the clothes wet indicates absolute