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COMPREHENSION AND RENUNCIATION OF WEAPONS
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परिवंदण-माणण-पूयणाए, 978-301-Aptering, दुक्खपडिधायहेउं ।
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Imassa ceva jíviyassa, Parivamdaņa - māņaņa - pūyanãe, Jái - marana - moyapãe, Dukkhapadighāyaheuń.
10.
(These are the four ultimate motives of activities in life:)
For the sake of survival, for the sake of honour and reverence, for the sake of birth, death and liberation, for the sake of prevention of miseries, (one indulges in actions.)
ANNOTATION 10: (i) Man consumes various drugs and medicines for survival. Believing that 'life sustains life', he kills and exploits other lives in order to sustain his.
(i) In order to earn admiration, fame and name, he indulges in such competitive activities as wrestling, acquatics, mountaineering, etc.
(ii) In order to earn reverence, he acquires power, etc.
(iv) In order to gain honour, he indulges in such activities as war.
(v) Birth: Desire to beget children and worries about his next birth make men indulge in various kinds of activities.
(vi) Death: Such activities as avenging death, making offerings to departed souls are indulged in, in connection with 'death'.
(vii) Liberation: Motivated by liberation he carries out such activities as worship, etc.
(viii) Prevention of Miseries: For ameliorating agonies and curing diseases, he requires drugs and medicines, production of which involves violence to birds, animals etc.
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