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SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION
(81) A person who is free from worldly attachments becomes free from sorrow. Just as the petals of lotus growing in the midst of a lake remain untouched by water, even so,a person who is detached from all passions will remain unaffected by sorrows in this world.
9.PRECEPTS ON RELIGION
(82) Religion is supremely auspicious; non-violence, selfcontrol and penance are its essentials. Even the gods bow down before him whose mind is ever preoccupied with religion.
(83) The essential nature of a thing is called dharma. The ten virtues, i.e. forgiveness etc., are the ten foms of dharma. The three jewels, i.e. right faith, right knowledge and right conduct, constitute the dharma (religion), To render protection to the living being is also called dharma.
(84) Supreme forgiveness, supreme humility,supreme straightforwardness; supreme truthfulness, supreme-purity, supreme self-restraint, supreme penance, supreme renunciation, supreme non-possessiveness and supreme celibacy-these constitute the ten-fold Religion.
(85) He who does not become excited with anger even when ternble afflictions are caused to him by gods, human beings and beasts-his forbearance is perfect.
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