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________________ ( 26 ) ."One should slaughter such animals as have Agni and Soma for their Devas.” But at the same time there were people who proclaimed : "AIFFE pawara" "One should not slaughter any animal." There were also people who preached :There is no heaven, no final liberation, nor any soul in another world. Nor do the actions of four castes, orders, &c., produce any real effect. The Agnihotra, the three vedas, the ascetic's three staves, and smearing one's self with ashes, Were made by nature as the livelihood of those des titute of knowledge and manliness. If a beast slain in the Jyotishtoma rite will itself go to heaven, Why then does not the sacrificer forthwith offer his father? If the Sraddha produces gratification to beings who are dead, Then here, too, in the case of travellers when they start, it is needless to give provisions for the journey. If beings in heaven are gratified by our offering the Sraddha here, Then why not give the food down below to those who are standing on the house top?
SR No.007759
Book TitleJain Itihas Series 01
Original Sutra AuthorN/A
AuthorB Benarsidass
PublisherB Benarsidass
Publication Year1902
Total Pages98
LanguageEnglish
ClassificationBook_English
File Size3 MB
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