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no clothes at another he will have some; knowing this to be a salutary rule a wise monk should not complain about it?”. 7) The saint who subjugates the feeling of ennui, which may be caused by the control of senses, by certain ills and maladies, by the behaviour of vicious persons, and by other formidable difficulties of ascetic life, is understood to subdue ennui Parīsaha. 8) If the saint is not seduced by the beautiful forms, the smile, charming talks, amorous glances and laughter of women, he is called the conqueror of woman Parīşaha. 9) In leaving one place for another according to the prescribed rules of ascetic discipline, if the saint bears hardships owing to sharp pointed pebbles and thorns lying on the path, he is said to have got over walking Parişaha. 10) The saint who sits down in a burial-ground, or in a deserted house or in a cave, and there who is not frightened even by a roar of lion, and who is accustomed to difficult postures, is believed to have over-come sitting Parīşaha. 11) After getting tired of constant self-study and meditation, the saint resorts to sleep at a place which may be rough. If his mind, in spite of this, is unruffled and is occupied with auspicious Bhāvas, he is said to have conquered sleeping-place Parīşaha. 12) The saint who keeps an attitude of indifference towards reviles and remonstrations, and remains mentally undisturbed by them, overcomes abuse Parīsaha. 13) If the saint does not lose his serene disposition even if his body is being butchered, he is believed to have overcome attack Parīşaha. 14) The saint who does not meanly ask for food, place of stay, medicine etc., even if his Prāņas part with him, has conquered begging Parīşaha. 15) The subjugation of nonobtainment Parīşaha signifies the presence of mental placidity and composure when the saint does not obtain his food from the householder. 16) In spite of being invaded by a number of diseases, the saint who conquers disease Parīşaha endures them with fortitude without the neglect of his daily duties. 17) The saint who remains undisturbed even if his body gets troubled by the pointed pieces of pebbles, thorns etc., whose mind is always engaged in non-injury of living beings in walking, sleeping and sitting, is believed to have conquered pricking of grass Parīşaha. 18) If the accumulation of dirt and dust over the body does not cause the slightest mental disturbance to the saint who is engaged in cleansing the soul from the mire of Karmic impurities by the pure water of right knowledge and conduct, he has got over dirt Parīşaha.
1 Uttarā. 2/12, 13.
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