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his intimate friends, of the same religion and like goodness, speak to him of the display of affection, the courteous enquiry, and the suitable eminence from coming to heaven, and his everlasting wellbeing in heaven.
10. And the account as to sin and good works does not occur unto the heavenly ones; it is itself among the perplexing questions of this treatise, for the taking of the account and the atonement for the sins of a soul of those passed away and appointed unto heaven happen so ', although its place (gas) is there ? until the renovation of the universe, and it has no need for a new account. 11. And that account is at the time the account occurs; those taking the account are Adharmazd, Vohûman, Mitrô, Srôsh, and Rashnů, and they shall make up the account of all with justice, each one at his own time, as the reply is written in its own chapter 3.
12. As to that which you ask concerning food, the meals of the world are taken in two ways: one is the distribution of water in haste, and one is with enjoyment (a drvâzisno) to the end; but in heaven there is no haste as to water, and rejoicing with much delight they are like unto those who, as worldly beings, make an end of a meal of luxury (adrvâzisnikih). 13. To that also which is the spiritual completion of the soul's pleasure it is attaining in like proportion", and in its appearance to worldly beings it is a butter of the name of Maidyôk-zarem. 14. And the reason of
1 As in Chap. XXIV, 5, 6.
! In heaven. See Chap. XIV, 2-5. • This sentence is rather ambiguous in the original.
Said to be the food of the souls in heaven (see Hn. II, 38,
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |