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There are five clauses. The first clause runs thus:
If a creature with ears, heare, agreeable and dissgreeable sounds, it should not be attached to nor delighted with, no: desiring of, nor infatuated by, nor covetous of, nor disturbed by the agreeable or disagreeable sounds. The Kévalin says: - If a Nirgrantha is thus affected by the pleasant or unplearant sounds, he might fall etc. ( see above IV. 1. ).
If it is impossible not to hear sounds, which reach the ear, the mendicant should avoid love or hate, originated by them.
A creature with ears hears agreeable and disagreeable
sounds.
This is the first clause (1) Now follows the second clause:
If a creature with eyes sees agreeable and disagreeable forms (or colours), it should not be attacbed etc, to them. The Kévalin says:-etc. ( the rest as in the last clause. Substitute only see and forms for hear and sounds ).
This is the second clause (2) Now follows the third clause:--
If a creature with an organ of smell, smells agreeable or disagreeable smelis, it should not be attached to them. (The rest as above. Substitute smell and nose ).
This is the third clause (3) Now follows the fourth clause:--
If a creature with a tongue, tastes agreeable or disagreeable tastes, it should not be attached etc, to them. ( The rest as above Substitute taste and congue ).
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