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life is worthy to be accepted. The compar. ison and discrimination is for those beings who are under the sway of miseries. (66)
The teacher thought “What meritori. ousness he has ! He has understood the world as it stands. To him has come the knowledge of the religion of Jinas. So I shall praise it (i. e, religion of Jinas ) and ( show ) the difficulty of its achievement; so that his friends also may come to enlightenment." He said, “O dear one, hail to you! For you have known what is worthy to be known. You have obtained the knowledge of the religion of Jinas which is difficult to be obtained by all people. So make this ( knowledge ) successful by following it properly; so that, the object desired by you, may be accomplished ! Indeed the people who have not practised the path of the highest good which is without the sinful transgressions, are not of such a sort; but they are addicted to the objects of pleasures and can not see the highest goal. And hear my life which contains such an incident." Dharana said, “ May the divine lord narrate” Arahadatta said, “Hear,
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