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CHAPTER LXVI, 28–34.
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32. Since, for the 350 dirhams, all the religious rites which they conduct once with holy-water are, it is affirmed, all the religious rites caused to be conducted twice with holy-water in that same place and with the same good effect, it is more important to order of them who shall allow all the religious rites twice; for, with as much wealth, as much efficiency, and as much good effect, more ceremonial is good.
33. The worthiness of the disciple, which is owing to himself, is the preparation ; and the priest is worthy, of whose performance in the religion you have spoken"; therefore, supreme worthiness is unattainable by either of them; so it is more significant when the disciple is the preparer, and the priest, as director, becomes a demander of good effect; both strive for good progress, and through many kinds of participation they may be worthy. 34. And both of them, praising together—whereby the participation is brought to an end-may authorisedly seize ?; but that worthiness of theirs is owing to the duty and the praise therein—this one in preparing, and this one in superintendence (avar-madih) of the recitaland the after discourse and petitioning, and other good done.
See $ 1. • Probably the remuneration, if it be withheld; provided always they do their duty thoroughly, as mentioned in the concluding clause.
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