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( 189 ) knowledge always, to lead a contented life, to avoid committing theft, adultery, taking abhaksha, drinking prohibited things, practising superstitious rites. The progress of a country is impossible with out dharma.
107. Q.-How should the king and the customs
be followed ?
A. --If the King gives legal orders they ought
to be followed and the useful customs put in vogue by good persons must certainly be followed. The customs the non-observance of which is liable to cause material and spiritual loss to us by the country city or community, ought to be followed.
108. Q.--- What are the perfect attributes of
dharma found among the different religiors ? What are the eventual objects of dharma.
A.--The perfect attributes of dharma are three
in number viz. (1) Darshana (belief), (2)