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Gospels of Mahāvīra
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Fight with your own self; why fight with external enemies? He who conquers himself through himself will attain happiness.
se asaim uccāgoe, asais niāgoe, no hiņe, no airitte,.... ko goyāvāi ? ko mānāvāī?
-Ācārāngasūtra, 2.3.77
A soul has been born in high families and low families innumerable times. So, who is high and who is low? Who is gotravādī (believer in family lineage) and who is abhimanavādī (believer in family pride)?
jahā punnassa katthai, tahā tucchassa katthai; jahā tucchassa katthai, taha punnassa katthai /
-Ācārāngasūtra, 2.6.101
The saint or the wise should speak to the poor, the wretched and the miserable the way they speak to the fortunate, the rich and the kings; and they should speak to the fortunate, the rich and the kings the way they speak to the poor, the wretched and the miserable.
purisā ! saccam eva samabhijānāhi / saccassa āņāe se uvațthie mehāvī māram tarai /
-Ācārāngasūtra, 3.3.118
O men! understand Truth rightly. The intelligent person who obeys the commands of Truth crosses death.
savvao pamattassa bhayam, savvao appamattassa natthi bhayam /
-Ācārāngasūtra, 3.4.123
One who is unmindful and careless has fear from every quarter, while one who is mindful and vigilant has fear from nowhere.
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