The vows of nun postulants consist of six primary vows and six secondary observances, all of which are modeled on the 364 vows of a nun. According to The Explanation of the Nuns’ Discipline (Toh 5), the six primary duties are that a nun postulant must not (1) travel alone on the road, (2) cross a body of water, (3) touch men, (4) stay together with a man, (5) act as a matchmaker, or (6) conceal an offense. The six accompanying duties are that a nun postulant must not (1) handle gold, (2) shave her pubic hair, (3) dig in the earth, (4) cut green grass, (5) eat what has not been properly given and accepted, or (6) eat what has been stored.