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## The Sutra Kritanga Sutra
**Verse 14:**
Just as a wall plastered with dung and mud is made thin by removing the plaster, so too should a muni make his body thin through fasting and other austerities. He should follow the path of non-violence. This is what the Muni has taught.
**Commentary:**
The meaning of "Dhunia" etc. is as follows: Just as a wall plastered with dung and mud becomes thin by removing the plaster, similarly, a muni should make his body thin by fasting and other austerities. He should reduce his flesh and blood. This is because when the flesh and blood of the body become thin, the karmas also become thin. The word "Vihimsa" refers to various types of violence. Not doing them is called "Ahimsa". It is the duty of a muni to fully follow the path of non-violence. He should live his life with non-violence as the primary principle. The dharma that is conducive to liberation is called "Anudharma". This is non-violence, bearing the consequences of actions with equanimity, and enduring hardships with equanimity. The omniscient Lord has declared these to be dharma.
**Verse 15:**
Just as a bird shakes off the dust clinging to its body, so too does a tapaswi, endowed with excellent vows, destroy his karmas through austerities.
**Commentary:**
Just as a bird, covered with dust, shakes its body and removes the clinging dust, so too does a tapaswi, endowed with excellent vows and who is fit for liberation, destroys his karmas through austerities like fasting. He removes the karmas of knowledge, belief, and action. A tapaswi is a virtuous person who is called "Mahan" because he has the attitude of "Do not kill".