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It is sixth branch
Then observed five days', six days', seven days', one day', two days', three days' and four days' fast.
This is seventh branch.
Thus seven branches make one series.
This first series was completed in eight months and five days. Among them she took meals in fortynine days and penanced one hundred ninetysix days. During this first series vigayas were not avoided. while taking meals. Taking meals in second series vigayas were avoided, in third series even the smearing of vigayas was avoided and in fourth on day of taking meals ayambila was dyaned
In completion of all the four series she took the time period of two years eight months and twenty days (980 days). She practised this penance according to the schedule prescribed by sutras in proper way and in the end of life was beatifie [Seventh chapter concluded]
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सूत्र १४ :
एवं रामकण्हा वि । णवरं भद्दोत्तरपडिमं उवसंपज्जित्ताणं विहरइ, तं जहा -
दुवालसमं करेइ, करित्ता सव्वकामगुणियं पारेइ, पारित्ता चउदसमं करेइ, करित्ता सव्वकामगुणियं पारेइ, पारित्ता सोलसमं करेइ, करिता सव्वकामगुणियं पारेइ, पारित्ता अट्ठारसमं करेइ, करित्ता सव्वकामगुणियं पारेइ, पारिता वीसइमं करेइ, करित्ता सव्वकामगुणियं पारेइ, पारित्ता - पढमा लया ।
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