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ANNOTATION 63: The truth that "Happiness is loved and sufferings loathed" has been discussed here in the context of acquisitiveness. One who amasses wealth endeavours to get rid of his miseries and acquire happiness. While doing so, he does not care if he ruins the happiness of others. He forgets the fact that just as he likes happiness and loathes sufferings, others also do so. In the field of commerce and trade, dishonesty and exploitation practised in society are nothing but the results of losing sight of the above fact. Bhagavan Mahāvira has repeatedly stressed this point and admonished that conduct should be based on the precept of self-equality.
६४. सव्वेसि जीवियं पियं। 64. Savvesim jīviyam piyań. 64. Life is dear to all beings. ६५. तं परिगिज्झ दुपयं चउप्पयं अभिमुंजियाणं संसिंचियाणं तिविहेणं
जा वि से तत्थ मत्ता भवइ---अप्पा वा बहुगा वा। 65. Tam parigijjha dupayaṁ cauppayam abhijumjiyanam
samsimciyäņam tivihenam jā vi se tattha matta
bhavai--appă vā bahugā vā. 65. In order that he may live, man owns and employs
bipeds (servants) and quadrupeds (animals). Through these he multiplies (his) wealth. Through threefold efforts (i.e. his own, that of others, and of both), a little or great amount of wealth comes in his possession,
६६. से तत्थ गढिए चिट्ठइ, भोयणाए। 66. Se tattha gadhie citthai, bhoyaņäe. 66. He remains attached to that wealth and (protects it)
for the enjoyment of sensual pleasures.
EG. Tant gorun faroffered in het oop pas ! 67. Tao se egaya viparisittham samabhüyam mabova
garanam bhavai.
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