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DINKARD, BOOK IX. Spendarmad", and possess him as ruler through Shatraver.
3. About wealth being begged owing to virtuousness there is this, too, that, to him who, owing to virtuousness, begs that which is not allowed to him owing to the oppressiveness of the vile, or on account of some other opposition, they then give essentially that reward, in the spiritual existence which is greater and better than that wealth. 4. About the cattle suitable for that warrior who possesses virtuous habits and strength ?, through the assistance of the will of the sacred beings and for the benefit of Iran and the defeat of the diminishing foreign force (kâstârih-i an-Airano).
5. About the seizure 3 of mankind for the advancement of the admonition and command of the sacred beings, so far as force is an assistant to them in knowledge due to the sacred beings *; and their appropriation of the best existence through the advancement of that admonition and command. 6. About the assistance of the righteous, on the passage to the best existence, by the spirit of the wisdom of sovereignty, liberality, and truth, Aharisvango and the angel Hôm 8.
7. About the reason of the three steps walked forward by the Zôti from the place of the Zôti, while uttering the Avesta (avistâko-gôbisn thâ), after the
1 See note 7, preceding page. ? See Pahl. Yas. XLIX, 3 a, c.
Ibid. 7 d. * This proviso implies some faint perception of the absurdity of trying to assist almighty beings by human force.
See Bk. VIII, Chap. IX, 3 n. & A personification of the Av. Haoma plant, an infusion of the dried twigs of which is used in the religious ceremonial. Yas. IX and X are devoted to his praise.
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| SR No. | 007682 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2240 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 38 MB |