Text of Confucianism Part 02

SR No.: 007676
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

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DÂDISTÂN-i dinik.
nature of the decision of the angels about him, and what is the nature of their (the men's) good works and sin ?
2. The reply is this, that he is much extolled, happy, exalted, of great good works and abundant recompense, and the path to the best existence, prepared (frârâsto) by his righteousness, is wide"; the delight of his soul becomes complete, and its hope? is great. 3. And every good work that is manifested in the good religion by those who are transferred by him from a foreign faith and irreligion, and which they shall do thereafter—when, through the perseverance and praise exercised by him who is protected by the religion, they are saved from irreligion-becomes his as much as though it had been set going by him himself, and he has the same praise and the same good works with them. 4. Of the extent (sâmâno) and amount of such good works there is no writing a second time, unless his acquaintance with the full computation of the good works due to their number is continuous 3; but when in the same way they are practising and steadfast in sin it shall not be assigned to him". 5. Then his position in
two words being alike in Pahlavi except in the latter part of the last letter.
1 That is, his path to heaven over the Kinvad bridge is rendered wide and easy by his good deeds (see Chap. XXI, 5).
? Reading aimed; M14 has khim, 'disposition,' and K35 has khimâd, which suggests shall be greatly celebrated as a possible translation.
The meaning appears to be that their good works are imputed to him only so long as he continues to exercise some control over them.
. That is, their sins will not be imputed to him in the same way as their good works.
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