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people. 5. For, if no fiend and the glory of the archangels and the day of the sacred fire had not existed, it would not have been possible to produce the living existence any day. 6. And, therefore, it makes it expedient that they supply a fire-attendant to maintain the firewood and fire, so that a seeking for its safety ('hâfiyat) may come into operation, and they may know a support and protection for it that would be acceptable.
CHAPTER XCIII. 1. The ninety-third subject is this, that it is necessary for all those of the good religion to practise abstinence from uttering slander (ghaibat) behind. one's back 2
2. In the commentary of the Vendidâd it states, that3 slander is the greatest of all sins. 3. Every one who perpetrates slander about any one is like him who has eaten dead matter—and the eating of dead matter is a sin that has likewise been mentioned, before this, in this book 5_but the statement is like this, while they do not indicate any punishment for it in this world, it does not go without it in that other world. 4. Therefore it is necessary for those of the good religion to make an effort, so that they may guard themselves from this slander.
5. In order that they may show thy soul, when? resigning life, the satisfaction (igza) for the sin, it
1 That is, the absence of fiends. B29 has if the splendour.' * Literally face.' B29 inserts 'the perpetration of.' B29, J15 have a great sin.'
See Chap. LXXI, . Thereby differing from the sin of eating dead matter. ? Lp, B29 have show at the time of.'
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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 |