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INTRODUCTION
In the first addendum the shraman is advised to be steadfast in the ascetic routine and conduct. Now in order to maintain the purity and smoothness of the ascetic conduct this addendum lists the routine, the virtues and the codes. That is why it is titled Proper Conduct. It is stated here that the ascetic routine is not to stay at one place but to live in solitude and to collect alms in prescribed manner. The five vows are the basic virtues and critical review, etc. are auxiliary virtues. Self-study, meditation, etc. are the codes. Thus, to mould ones life according to these three and follow the path shown by the scriptures is the subject of this addendum.
In this addendum the normal social flow of life has been criticized and it is emphasized that the true practicer goes against the current and follows his own reason and sagacity.
At the end of this addendum the lessons of this scripture have been summed up in one sentenceOne should always protect his soul. This is the essence of preaching and the codes of conduct because an unprotected soul is caught in the cycles of life and death and the protected soul is liberated from all sorrows.
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