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THE PATH OF NIRVANA OR LIBERATION
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Asuchitva or Impurity. Body and its contents are impure; one should not be deluded by this impure body.
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(7) Asrava or inflow. Wrong belief etc., are the causes of inflow of good and bad karmas.
(8) Samvara or checking. Right belief etc., are the causes of checking the karmic inflow.
(9) Nirjara or shedding. Right self-concentration, are the equanimity. and non-attachment causes of shedding karmas.
(10) Loka or universe. Universe is uncreated, It is eternal, full of self and non-self substances. changing on account of conditions, but indestructible on account of the root substances.
(11) Bodhi durlabha. Difficulty of obtaining knowledge. It is very difficult to understand the true path and also to follow it. When once it is known, it should be pursued carefully and wisely.
(12) Dharma or the True Path. True path is right belief, right knowledge and right conduct. This is the means of liberation and perfect bliss. Conquering of Twenty-two Sufferings:
The sufferings are: (1) Hunger (2) thirst (3) cold (4) heat (5) biting of mosquitoes, etc. (6) nakedness (7) dislike (8) woman (9) walking (10) sitting (11) sleeping (12) abuse (13) beating (14) asking alms (15) Failure to get alms (16) disease (17) contact with prickly shrubs (18) dirt (19) honour or dishonour
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