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Time-Series-Based-Argument 10.
349. Acquisition, earning, and passions cannot be tolerated, they are externalized. || 977 || If someone tolerates them, then he is not a human being for thirty days. In both cases, the word "birth" distinguishes the division of years. || 978 ||
Just as someone who is sixty years old becomes a king after thirty years, the word "birth" distinguishes the division of years in both cases. || 978 ||
Meaning: Just as the word "birth" is used for both the period of kingship and the period of non-kingship, similarly, the living being, being eternal, is said to be of many types by rule. And its hellish, human, etc. forms are only like the form of a king. || 979 ||
Thus, the living being, being eternal, is to be distinguished by rule. The king-like one is only a synonym, but it has a special meaning. || 979 ||
Meaning: Just as the word "birth" is used for both the period of kingship and the period of non-kingship, similarly, the living being, being eternal, is said to be of many types by rule. And its hellish, human, etc. forms are only like the form of a king. || 979 ||
The living being, being eternal, is not to be called "living being" by rule. For the living being with a human lifespan is different from the living being with a divine lifespan. || 980 ||
Meaning: It is not to be said definitively that this living being is eternal, for it is only a synonym. For the living being with a human lifespan is different from the living being with a divine lifespan. || 980 ||
The living being, being eternal, is not to be called "living being" by rule. For the living being with a human lifespan is different from the living being with a divine lifespan. || 980 ||