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CHAPTER VIII
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Next the author examines the statements expressing thoughts relating to life, from the same two aspects.
जो मण्णदि जीवेमि य जीविनामि य परोह सत्तेहि । सो मूढो अण्णाणी गाणी एत्तो दु विवरीदो ॥२५०।। jo mannadi jivemi ya jīvijjāmi ya parehim sattehim so madho annāni noni etto du vivarido (250) यो मन्यते जीवयामि च जीव्ये च परैः सत्त्वैः ।
स मूढोऽज्ञानी ज्ञान्यतस्तु विपरीतः ॥२५०॥
250. He who thinks, "I live (as caused by other beings) and I cause other beings to live" is a deluded one, devoid of knowledge. But one who thinks otherwise is the Knower.
Next the author points out how this thought is the result of ajñāna.
आऊदयेण जीवदि जीवो एवं भणंति सव्वण्ह । आउं च ण देसि तुमं कहं तए जीवियं कयं तेसि ॥२५१॥ āūdayeņa jīvadi jīvo evam bhanamti savvanhu aum ca na desi tumam kaham tae jiviyam kayam tesim (251) आयुरुदयेन जीवति जीव एवं भणन्ति सर्वज्ञाः ।
आयुश्च न ददासि त्वं कथं त्वया जीवितं कृतं तेषाम् ।।२५१॥
251. The Omniscient Ones declare that an organic being lives. because of the operation of (its) age-karma. (Since) thou giveth not age-karma (to living beings) how is their life caused by thee.
आऊदयेण जीवदि जीवो एवं भणंति सव्वण्हू । आउं च ण दित्ति तुहं कहं णु ते जीवियं कयं तेहि ॥२५२॥ āūdayeņa jīvadi jīvo evam bhamanti savvanhū aum ca na ditti tuham kaham nu te jzviyam kayam tehim (252) आयुरुदयेन जीवति जीव एवं भणन्ति सर्वज्ञाः ।
आयुश्च न ददाति तव कथं तु ते जीवितं कृतं तैः ॥२५२॥
252. The Omniscient Ones declare that an organic being lives because of the operation of (its) age-karma. (Since) they do not give thee thine age-karma, how can thy life be caused by them ?
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