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## **Chapter 11: The Excellence of Conduct**
**Verse 1016:**
Having paid homage to the Arhats, the abode of conduct, endowed with the special miracles of the five auspicious qualities and the thirty-four extraordinary powers, I will now describe the conduct and qualities.
**Meaning:**
I bow to the great Tirthankaras, who are the embodiment of conduct and restraint, possessing the five auspicious qualities and the thirty-four extraordinary powers. With their blessings, I will now explain the different aspects of conduct and qualities.
**Verse 1017:**
The three yogas, three karans, four sanjnas, five indriyas, ten kayas (earth, water, fire, air, ether, sound, touch, form, taste, smell), and ten muni dharmas, when multiplied together, result in eighteen thousand types of conduct.
**Meaning:**
There are three yogas (types of meditation), three karans (actions), four sanjnas (perceptions), five indriyas (senses), ten kayas (elements of the body), and ten muni dharmas (virtues of a monk). When these are combined in various ways, they give rise to eighteen thousand different types of conduct.
**Verse 1018:**
The three auspicious yogas, the three karans, and the three inauspicious yogas are to be understood. The sanjnas are to be understood as beginning with food, and the indriyas as beginning with touch.
**Meaning:**
The three auspicious yogas, the three karans, and the three inauspicious yogas are to be understood. The four sanjnas (perceptions) are to be understood as beginning with food, and the five indriyas (senses) as beginning with touch.