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man of that era had reached a perfection in architecture and sculpture that is difficult to achieve even today.
The purpose of prohibiting ascetics to go to see such arts, beautiful forms and picturesque places is that ascetic life is for spiritual practices and liberating soul from the bondage of karmas. If he goes and looks around to enjoy these beautiful things he will appease his eyes; will be infected by attachment, aversion and fondness; and his studies and meditation will be disturbed. To win over the sense-organ of seeing is one of the basic goals of spiritual practices. Therefore an ascetic should never hanker to see beautiful things and places. (Hindi Tika, p. 1321-1322)
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