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XIII.
PEACEFUL LIFE.
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selves owing to a perversion of perception. In this way then, Mañgusri, the Bodhisattva Mahasattva constantly views all laws, and if he abides in this course, he remains in his own sphere. This, Mañgusri, is the second proper sphere of a Bodhisattva Mahâsattva.
And in order to expound this matter in greater detail, the Lord uttered the following stanzas :
1. The Bodhisattva who, undaunted and unabashed, wishes to set forth this Satra in the dreadful period hereafter,
2. Must keep to his course (of duty) and proper sphere; he must be retired and pure, constantly avoid intercourse with kings and princes.
3. Nor should he keep up intercourse with king's servants, nor with Kandalas, jugglers, and Tirthikas in general.
4. He ought not to court conceited men, but catechise such as keep to the religion. He must also avoid such monks as follow the precepts of the Arhats, and immoral men.
5. He must be constant in avoiding a nun who is fond of banter and chatter; he must also avoid notoriously loose female lay devotees.
6. He should shun any intercourse with such female lay devotees as seek their highest happiness
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(i.e. equal to all), nor like; or, nå samtân (in grammatical Sansk. nâsato) na samtân, not non-existent, not existent.
Burnouf adds, ceux qui vendent des liqueurs fermentées,' which is wanting in my MS.: kandālair mushtikaiskâpi tîrthikaiskâpi sarvasah.
· According to the reading, vinayed å gamasthitâ (n). A marginal reading has vinayena', a reading followed by Burnouf.
8 Or, Arhats : Arhantasammatâ (n) bhikhsh ûn. The Gainas are 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 |