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ALL THE ÂSAVAS.
Life springs up within him, which had not sprung up before; and the Asava of Life, which had sprung up, grows great; the Åsava of Ignorance springs up within him, which had not sprung up before ; and the Asava of Ignorance, which had sprung up, grows great
*These are the things which ought not to be considered, things which he considers.
7. 'And which, brethren, are those things which should be considered, which he nevertheless does not consider ?
There are things, brethren, which, when a man considers them, the Asava of Lust, if it had not sprung up before, springs not up within him; and the Asava of Lust, which had sprung up, is put away; the Âsava of Life, if it had not sprung up before, springs not up within him; and the Asava of Life, which had sprung up, is put away; the Asava of Ignorance, if it had not sprung up before, springs not up within him; and the Asava of Ignorance, which had sprung up, is put away.
These are the things which ought to be considered, things which he does not consider.
8. 'It is by his consideration of those things, which ought not to be considered; and by his nonconsideration of those things, which ought to be considered, that Âsavas arise within him which had not sprung up; and Asavas which had sprung up, grow great.'
9. Unwisely doth he consider thus: "" Have I existed during the ages that are past, or have I not? What was I during the ages that are past? How was I during the ages that are
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |