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COMPREHENSION AND RENUNCIATION OF WEAPONS
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Se bemi - ņeva sayam logam abbhãikkhejja, neva attaŋam abbhāikkhejjā. Je loyaṁ abbhãikkhai, se attānam abbháikkhai. Je attāņań abbhāikkhai, se loyamh abbhāikkhai. I say - One should neither deny (the existence of the living). world (of the beings of water-body) nor should he deny (existence of one's own soul. He who denies (existence of the living) world of the beings of waterbody) denies the existence of his own soul,
ANNOTATION 39: A disciple asked his teacher, "Venerable One! No one denies one's own existence. Is it not then strange to ask one not to question one's own existence ?"
The teacher replied, "If anyone denies the existence of life in the beings of water-body, it amounts to denying one's own existence, for consciousness in the water beings of water body is identical with his own consciousness."
The term abb häikkhejjā (Skt. abhyākhyāyet) means to malign, asperse, slander or accept falsehood as truth.
आउकाइयहिंसा-पदं 80. FTFAHITY SET ORATI Aukaiyahimsa -padań. 40. Lajja māņā pudho pasa. 40. See, every (ascetic who has ceased from causing
violence to these beings ) leads a life of self-discipline
४१. अणगारा मोत्ति एगे पवयमाणा।
41.
Aşagárā motti ege pavayamānā.
41. (And discern from them) those pseudo-monks who,
despite professing, "We are mendicants" (act like householders, i.e. cause violence to the beings of water-body).
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