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29). DION'T CONFESS FOR USING THE WEALTH MEANT FOR RELIGIOUS PURPOSE
A merchant of Saketpur was managing the construction of a temple. With intention of earning, he paid the labourers in the form of commodities from his shop, rather than money. Doing so, he earned 1000 kankani i.e. Rs.12.5/. He didn't confess for this. Due to this sin, he took birth as a fish, intermediately wandered in the hell twice, was born for 1000 times as swine, goat, deer, rabbit, stag, fox, cat, rat, lizard, snake, and lakhs of
birth as insects and flies. At last he took birth as a poor man and asked a well versed guru, the cause of his miseries. Hearing from the Guru, he confessed and spent Rs. 12,500 (i.e. 1000 time more) in religious fields and later on attained salvation, being a Tirthankara.
"Useage” of religious wealth troubled a great soul of Tirthankara also. Hence, nobles should try their best to be sincere and undergo confession
Confession is getting 99.9% grace against 0.1% effort
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