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27. He will be born among men where there is wealth, beauty, glory, fame, long life and eminent happiness.
(27).
28. See the folly of the sinner who practises un-righteousness;
turning away from the Law, the great sinner will be born in hell.
(28).
29. See the wisdom of the wise man who follows the true Law;
turning away from un-righteousness, the virtuous man will be born as a god.
(29).
30. A wise man weighs in his mind the state of the sinner and
that of the virtuous man; quitting the state of the sinner, a sage realises that of the virtuous.
(30). Thus I say.
Sreņika Bimbisära.
Before proceding further, let us inquire into the political situation at Rājagraha and Magadha-déka. At the time we are talking about, that is to say, six hundred years before the Christian Era, the Bārhadaratha Dynasty established about five to six centuries before, by the father of Jarasangha, came to an end We know for certain that durihg the period under reviewthe life-time of Sramana Bhagavin Mahävira, te six centuries before Christ-the kingdom of Magadha was governed by a mighty king named Srepika Bimbisira with his capital town at Rajagraha.*
Prof. Greiger in his Edition of Mahävarasa says:" When Bimbisāra was only fifteen years old, he was installed on his father's throne as the King of Magadha by his father. He waged war against the King of Ariga-déśa and having killed him, he annexed it with the Kingdom of Magadha.
*The old name of the capital. town of Magadha-desa was Giriraja Vasumati or Kuságrapura Now, it came to be called Rajagraha.
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