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absent, then all virtue (virtuous intentions or purposes) dies. 2071
*For as the champion warrior relies for victory upon his armour's strength, so "right thought" is like a strong cuirass able to withstand the six senserobbers (the robber-objects of the six senses). 2072
Right faith? (samadhi) enwraps ? the enlightened heart, (so that a man) perceives the world throughout (is liable to) birth and death; therefore the religious man should practise “samadhi.” 2073
Having found peace (quietness and peace) in samâdhi, we put an end to all the mass of sorrows, wisdom then can enlighten us, and so we put away the rules by which we acquire (knowledge by the senses). 2074
By inward thought and right consideration following with gladness the directions of the "true law," this is the way in which both lay (men of the world) and men who have left their homes (religious men) should walk. 2075
"Across the sea of birth and death, “wisdom” is the handy bark; "wisdom” is the shining lamp that lightens up the dark and gloomy (world). 2076
""Wisdom" is the grateful medicine for all the defiling ills (of life] (asravas); “wisdom” is the axe wherewith to level all the tangled (prickly) forest trees of sorrow. 2077
""Wisdom" is the bridge that spans the rushing stream of ignorance and lust—therefore, in every
* Mr. Rhys Davids (Sacred Books of the East, vol. xi, p. 145) is of opinion that samadhi in Buddhism corresponds to faith' in Christianity. There is much to bear out this opinion.
* The dvduua (in a gnostic sense) of the awakened heart; the atmosphere in which the enlightened heart lives.
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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 |