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her because knowledge is abstract, and yet it seems to be benefitted by the drugs like Brāhmi or by the nutritious food like ghee, milk etc which are concrete. In the same way, knowledge is adversely affected (is hurt) by the use of substances like wine, poison etc. Hence, it should be believed that even an abstract object can have helped or harmed from an object that is concrete.
Besides, if Karma' is non-existent, how can there be such apparently strange occurrences of the world as-one is found happy while another is found to be unhapply-one is the master or the employer while another is a servant or the employed etc? Thus, there must be some reason of the differences of high or low status as that of a king or of a poor person existing in this world and that reason is none other but good or bad "Karma' (action) of previous life
Moreover, the result of an action done, is always obtained. Charity ete are good actions and slaughter etc are bad actions. Definite fruits of those works riust result from them and those fruits are good or bad Karmas'.
On hearing in this way, the words of the Lord, Ārya Agnibhati had his doubt about Karma' removed from his mind and now he was assured of the existence of Karma, The moment his doubt was thus removed, Agnibhuti with his five hundred disciples accepted Dikși from the Lord.
End of Discussion with the Second Gañadhara.
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Discussion with Väyubhùti Gagadhara. Coming to know that his two elder brothers Indrabhüti and Agnibhūti had renounced the world, in this way, the third brother Vāyubhūti thought :-The venerable person whose pupils Indrabhîti and Agnibhūti have become, deserves reverence from me and hence I also should approach him and get my doubt removed by him.' Thinking in this way, Arya Väyubhậti accompanied by his 500 prnils came to the Lord.
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