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PATII OF LIBERATION
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(266) Just as a hundred-thousand-crore of lamps kept burning are of no use to a blind person, of what use is study of numerous scriptures to a person who has no character?
(267) A person of right conduct triumphs over a learned person, even if his scriptural knowledge is little; what is the use of wide study of scriptures for a person without right conduct?
(B) Real view-point
(268) From the real point of view, he, who is blissfully absorbed in his own soul to know his soul with the aid of his soul, becomes a person of Right Conduct; that ascetic attains emancipation.
(269) An ascetic who eradicates his punya Kamas (nerits) as well his Pāpa Karmas (sins) undoubtedly acquires right conduci-this is said by those who are free from Kurmus (1.e. the Jinas).
(270) He who out of attachment develops a favourable or unfavourable attitude in respect of an alien object, renounces what constitutes his own conduct (i.e. Svabhava) and adopts what constitutes alien conduct (1.e. Vibhava).
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