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as regards the stars? 10. The third on account of that which has occurred as regards the sun. II. The fourth on account of that which has occurred as regards the moon. 12. The fifth on account of that which has occurred as regards the spirit of fire. 13. The sixth on account of that which has occurred as regards the spirit of water. 14. The seventh on account of that which has occurred as regards the spirit of earth. 15. The eighth on account of that which has occurred as regards the spirit of the wind. 16. The ninth on account of that which has occurred as regards Khurdâds. 17. The tenth on account of the offence that has occurred as regards Ameredâds. 18. The eleventh on account of the offence that has occurred as regards meal-time (hurdak gâh) 19. The twelfth on account of the offence that has occurred as regards bodily refuse and dead matter. 20. Therefore it is incumbent on every one in this manner®; if any one be more opulent eighteen ceremonials are indispensable, and if she has silver in excess (ba-ghầyat) there should be twenty-one, and in one place I have read that twenty-four are indispensable; but, for lesser people, this that I have noted is necessary.
21. That which they provide in their lifetime is better 8; and, just as would occur when any one
· B29 has 'the rain.' * Lp, B29 use the same form of words in $$ 10-16 as in $$ 8,9. 8 See Mkh. II, 34. * Doubtful, and not understood by the Gugarâti translator. * Lp, B29 have 'thus much.'
• The author evidently implies, by this paragraph, that the celebration of these ceremonials was only occasional, perhaps once in a lifetime, but the earlier the better, so as to admit of a larger growth of merit before death.
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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 |