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## The Thirty-Eighth Chapter: The Nourishment of the Sangha
The Shravakas, Aryikas, Shravakas, and Shravikas, even though they are restrained, should be guided on the right path. The Acharya should nourish the Sangha. ||169||
He should give the scriptures to those who seek them, and initiation to those who seek it. He should constantly teach the true Dharma to those who seek it. ||170||
He should encourage those who follow the right conduct, and deter those who follow the wrong conduct. He should purify himself from the impurities of his past actions and protect the Sangha. ||171||
This is the Thirty-Eighth Chapter: The Nourishment of the Sangha.
## The Thirty-Ninth Chapter: Obtaining the Guru's Position
The Acharya, who nourishes the Sangha in this way, should strive to obtain the position of his Guru. ||172||
He should call upon a worthy disciple who has studied all the scriptures and is respected by the great Munis, and entrust him with his responsibilities. ||173||
With the Guru's permission, the disciple should also occupy the Guru's position, follow all the Guru's conduct, and guide the entire Sangha. ||174||
This is the Thirty-Ninth Chapter: Obtaining the Guru's Position.
## The Fortieth Chapter: The Meditation of Non-Attachment
Having entrusted all his responsibilities to a worthy disciple, the Acharya, who is free from suffering, should live alone and meditate on the non-attachment of his soul. ||175||
He who lives with non-attachment, who lives alone, who is a great ascetic, and who desires only to purify his own soul, should not purify any other being. ||176||
He should abandon attachment to disciples, scriptures, and other things, and with a mind free from ego, he should strive for purity of conduct. ||177||
This is the Fortieth Chapter: The Meditation of Non-Attachment.
## The Forty-First Chapter: The Attainment of Nirvana
Having purified his soul in this way, he should then strive for Sallekhana. Having purified his soul and attained the Yoga of Nirvana, he should become one with the Supreme Soul. ||178||