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**Shadow:** Just as a blind man, who has boarded a leaky boat, desires to cross the river, but sinks in the middle, so too, some Shramanas, who are of false views and un-Aryan, having taken in all the Asravas, attain great fear.
**Translation:** Just as a man blind from birth, who boards a leaky boat, desires to cross the river, but sinks in the middle, so too, some Shramanas, who are of false views and un-Aryan, having taken in all the Asravas, attain great fear.
**Commentary:** To show the downfall of the Shakyas and others, the Sutra-maker says: Just as a blind man from birth, having boarded a leaky boat with hundreds of holes, desires to cross the river, but because of the holes, he cannot cross, what then? He sinks in the middle.
**Commentary:** The Dartantika says: In the same way, some Shramanas, the Shakyas and others, who are of false views and un-Aryan, having taken in all the Asravas, which are in the form of karma, attain great fear. They become those who come to the great fear, which is the suffering of hell and other states, due to repeated wandering in the cycle of existence. They do not have the crossing of the ocean of existence, like those who have a boat that is not leaky.
**Commentary:** To show the downfall or destruction of the Shakyas and others, the Sutra-maker explains through an example: A man blind from birth, having boarded a boat with hundreds of holes, desires to cross the river, but because of the holes in the boat, he cannot cross, and sinks in the middle.
**Commentary:** Explaining the essence of this example, the Sutra-maker says: In the same way, Shramanas who are of false views and un-Aryan, like the Buddhists, who are completely immersed in the source of the Asravas, which are the karmic inflows, wander repeatedly in the cycle of existence and experience the suffering of hell and other states. Just as those who are on a leaky boat cannot cross the ocean of existence.
**Shadow:** Having taken this Dharma, which was preached by Kashyapa, one should cross this terrible flow, and should strive for self-preservation.
**Translation:** Having taken this Dharma, which was preached by Kashyapa, one should cross this terrible flow, and should strive for self-preservation.
**Commentary:** Because the Shramanas, like the Shakyas, are of false views and un-Aryan, and have taken in all the Asravas, they become those who come to great fear. Therefore, this is advised: "This" refers to what is immediately present, and what is to be explained later. This is a characteristic that is manifest to all beings, and is beautiful because it prevents downfall and establishes good conduct. The word "Dharma" refers to the teachings and conduct, and it shows a difference from what was said before. Because those who do not take in the Dharma of purity and renunciation of the Asravas, become those who come to great fear, one should take in this Dharma, which was preached by Kashyapa, the glorious...