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Shri Daśavaikālika-Suttam Padhamaṁ Ajjhayaņas Chapter 1 Summary Ahimsa (causing no harm to any living being or nonliving thing) is the supreme religion. It is the best and it is the most auspicious way of living. A renuniate tries to find a way to live this supreme religion. Just like a bee, while depending upon the nectar from the flower to make honey for its existence, does not cause any pain or harm to the delicate flower, a renunciate, in searching to meet his/her own needs, does not cause any pain to others. To live in the world without causing any trouble or pain to others is the noblest and most gratifying way to live. This is the true practice of religion.
Dumapupphiyā dhammo maṁgalamukkiţtham ahiṁsā samjamo tavo | devā vi tas namaṁsasti jassa dhamme sayā maņo || 1 || jahā dumassa pupphesu bhamaro āviyai rasaṁ || na ya pupphaṁ kilāmei so ya pīņei appayaṁ || 2 || emee samaņā muttā, je loe saṁti sāhuņo | vihaṁgamă va pupphesu dāṇabhattesaņe rayā || 3 || vayam ca vittim labbhāmo na va koi uvahammai ahāgadesu rīyaḥte pupphesu bhamarā jahā || 4 || mahukārasamā buddhā je bhavaṁti anissiya || nāņāpiņdarayā datā teņa vuccaṁti sāhuņo || 5 || -tti bemi ||
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