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Bhagavai 7:1:8-9
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Semantics samārambha-violence. See Bhäsya on Bha. 3.145. aticarana-transgression. atipata-killing. auttaito indulge in any act wilfully.
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Samanapadilābhena lābha-padam 7.8 samanovāsae nam bhamte! tahāruvam samanom vā māhanam vā phāsu
esaņijenam asana-pāņa-khāima-sāimenam padilābhemāne kim labbhai? goyamā! samanovāsae nam taharūvam samanam vā māhanam vā phāsuesanijeņam asaņa-pāņa-khāima-sāimenam padilābhemāne tahārūvassa samanassa vā māhanassa vā samāhim uppăeti, samähikärae ņam tāmeva
samähim padilabhai. The Topic of the Benefit of Offering (Food etc.) to an Ascetic What' benefit does a lay follower of the Sramana Order derive, O Lord! by offering to a genuine śramaņa or māhana the permitted and acceptable foods, drinks, dainties and delicacies? Gautama! A lay follower of the Sramana Order, by offering to a genuine śramaņa or mähana the prāsuka (desirable or non-living) and eșaṇīya in conformity with the rules of accepting food etc., i.e., acceptable foods, drinks, dainties and delicacies provides him with samādhi (a sort of serenity or composure felt due to absence of perturbance). As a consequence thereof,
the lay follower himself attains the same samādhi. 7.9 samanovāsaenam bhamte! taharūvam samanam vā māhanam vä phāsu
esanijenam asana-pāna-khāima-sāimenam padilābhemāne kim cayati? goyamā! jiviyam cayati, duccayam cayati, dukkaram kareti, dullaham lahai, bohim bujjhai, tao pacchā sijjhati jāva amtam kareti. What does a lay follower of the Sramana Order sacrifice, O Lord! by offering to a genuine śramaņa or māhana the prāsuka and eșaṇīya foods, drinks, dainties and delicacies? Gautama! he sacrifices (as if his own) life; he offers what is difficult to offer; he does what is difficult to do; he gets what is difficult to get; he experiences bodhi (i.e., attains enlightenment); and ultimately he is liberated ..... up to puts an end to suffering.
Bhāsya 1. Sūtras 8,9
In the present dialogue, the topic is ‘giving (dāna) food etc. to a genuine ascetic who is observer of self-restraint'. The giver of dāna is a lay follower of the
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