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(If a man steals your sun-dried or wind-dried earthenware pots, or scatters them, or pierces them, or breaks them, or carries them away, or if he enjoys abundant pleasures with your wife Agni Mitra, what punishment would you give him?)
The Upasaka Sakdalaputra said, "O Bhagavan, I would scold him, or beat him, or bind him, or trample him, or threaten him, or kill him untimely."
The Bhagavan Mahavira said, "O Sakdalaputra, if there is no effort, no human endeavor, and all actions are predetermined, then no man would steal your sun-dried or wind-dried earthenware pots, (or scatter them, or pierce them, or break them), or carry them away, and no man would enjoy abundant pleasures with your wife Agni Mitra, and you would not scold him, or beat him, (or bind him, or trample him, or threaten him, or slap him, or take away his wealth, or denounce him with harsh words), or kill him untimely (because all this that happened was predetermined).
If you believe that a man actually steals your sun-dried or wind-dried earthenware pots (or scatters them, or pierces them, or breaks them, or) carries them away, or enjoys abundant pleasures with your wife Agni Mitra, and you scold him (or beat him, or bind him, or trample him, or threaten him, or slap him, or take away his wealth, or denounce him with harsh words) or kill him untimely, then what you say about the absence of effort, human endeavor, and the predetermination of all actions is false." Bodhilabha
201. Thus, the Upasaka Sakdalaputra attained enlightenment. 202. Then, the Upasaka Sakdalaputra bowed and prostrated before the Shraman Bhagavan Mahavira,
1. See Sutra number 169.