Saddharma Pundarika

SR No.: 007677
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: H Kern
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1884
Total Pages: 2546
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 46 MB

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CHAPTER II, 116-135.
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righteous soul passes over with the co-operation of Srôsh the righteous. 125. And his own deeds of a virtuous kind ? come to meet him in the form of a maiden, (126) who is handsomer and better than every maiden in the world.
127. And the righteous soul speaks (128) thus : “Who mayst thou be?, that a maiden who is handsomer and better than thee was never seen by me in the worldly existence ?"
129. 'In reply that maiden form responds (130) thus: “I am no maiden, but I am thy virtuous deeds, thou youth who art well-thinking, well-speaking, welldoing, and of good religion! 131. For when thou sawest in the world him who performed demonworship, then thou hast sat down, and thy performance was the worship of the sacred beings. 132. And when it was seen by thee that there was any one who caused oppression and plunder, and distressed or scorned a good person, and acquired wealth by crime, then thou keptest back from the creatures their own risk of oppression and plunder ; (133) the good person was also thought of by thee, and lodging and entertainment provided; and alms were given by thee to him (134) who came forth from near and him, too, who was from afar; and wealth which was due to honesty was acquired by thee. 135. And when thou sawest him who practised
The parasang is probably used here as an equivalent for Av. hâthra, 'a mile.'
1 LI9 has his own virtuous deeds. The conscience of the soul meets it in the form of a damsel, beautiful in proportion to the goodness of its deeds. In AV. IV, 18-36, Dd. XXIV, 5, XXV, 5 the conscience meets the soul before it attempts the bridge.
* More literally, what may be thou?' as the verb is in the third person here, though not so in the similar phrase in g 169.
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