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CHAPTER XVI, 43-XVIII, 2.
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wife, and child, friend and kindred are distressed and unhappy, (61) and the superintendent of troubles and the enemy are glad. 62. The sacred beings, also, are not pleased with him; (63) and infamy comes to his body, and even wickedness to his soul.
64. Of the dress which people possess and put on?, silk is good for the body, and cotton for the soul. 65. For this reason, because silk arises from a noxious creatures, (66) and the nourishment of cotton is from water, and its growth from earth 4; and as a treasure of the soul it is called great and good and more valuable.'
CHAPTER XVII. 1. The sage asked the spirit of wisdom (2) thus : Which is that pleasure which is worse than unhappiness ?'
3. The spirit of wisdom answered (4) thus : 'Whoever has acquired wealth by crime, and he becomes glad of it thereby", then that pleasure is worse for him than unhappiness.'
CHAPTER XVIII. 1. The sage asked the spirit of wisdom (2) thus : Wherefore do people consider these very little,
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Meaning probably the evil spirit. 2 The Sanskrit version omits the former verb, and TD2 the latter.
3 Caterpillars are creatures of Aharman, because they eat and injure vegetation which is under the special protection of the archangel Amerodad.
• Water and earth, being both personified as angels, would impart somewhat of their sacred character to the cotton arising from them.
6. Glad of the crime on account of the wealth' is probably meant.
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| SR No. | 007677 |
| Book Title | Saddharma Pundarika |
| 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 |