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SECTION V
पंचमो उद्देसो
Pamcamo Uddeso
अणगार-पदं ६०. तं णो करिस्सामि समुट्ठाए। Anagāra -padam 90. Tań no karissāmi sa mutthāe. Definition of a Monk
90.
(One pledged to non-violence should resolve:) "Having been ordained (to practise non-violence), I shall not indulge in it (violence).”
६१. मंता मइमं अभयं विदित्ता। 91. Martā maimam abhayam vidittá. 91. Having reflected upon (the existence of living beings)
and having comprehended non-intimidation (i.e. the fact that every living being desires to be free from intimidation as I do), a man of acumen (does not cause
violence to any being). ANNOTATION 91: Both comprehension and renunciation are essential elements in the path of sādhanā. Renunciation presupposes comprehension and comprehension is necessarily followed by renunciation. One without the other is futile. That is why the teachers have advised disciples to acquire knowledge first and then to put into practice the principle of non-violence.
In the present aphorism, acquirement of knowledge is suggested through two s.eps:
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