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To endure difficulties. 7. In the face of various challenges in the path acknowledged by the Arati (a type of spiritual practice), one should not develop aversion but calmly take pleasure in it. 8. A male or female practitioner should not be attracted by external allurements during their practice. 9. To strengthen the accepted spiritual life, practitioners should wander in various places without attachment, and should not accept a permanent residence in any one place. 10. If a practitioner sitting in a secluded place for their sadhana is faced with fear, they should conquer it with equanimity or remain undisturbed. 11. Whatever type of place is easily available, whether soft or hard, high or low, one should sleep there with an even state of mind. 12. If someone approaches and speaks harsh or unpleasant words, one should understand it as a kind gesture. 13. Even if one is insulted or scolded, they should regard it as service. 14. Without maintaining feelings of humility or pride, one should accept a mendicant's role for conducting their spiritual journey. 15. Even if one's desired object is not obtained after begging, one should regard the absence of attainment as true penance and remain content. 16. One should endure any ailment equanimously, without becoming agitated. 17. If harshness or sharpness of grass or other things is felt during Santhara or elsewhere, one should maintain the joy of using a soft bed. 18. Regardless of how much physical impurity there is, one should not be disturbed by it or desire rituals like bathing. 19. One should not be pleased by the amount of respect or rewards received, nor feel unhappy in the absence of them. 20. One should not be proud of possessing insightful wisdom (Pragya) and not feel regret for lacking such wisdom. 21. One should not be arrogant about specific scholarly knowledge and should not consider oneself inferior in its absence. 22. In the face of the non-perception of subtle and transcendent substances, if the accepted renunciation seems fruitless, one should maintain thoughtful faith and remain cheerful.
9. Accepting complete nakedness while still giving guidelines for modest clothing to other practitioners and considering those who carry modesty of clothing as ascetics, whereas the Digambara scriptures advocate uniform nakedness for all ascetics. Nakedness is also referred to as Achalak Parisah. Modern researchers see the tradition of wearing clothes in the Shvetambara sect as rooted in the practices of Lord Parshvanath, while they see the completely naked Digambara tradition as stemming from the practices of Lord Mahavir.