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OF BRAHMANA17
One does not become a śramaņa 19 by tonsure, nor a brāhmaṇa by om19, nor a muni by living in the forest, nor a tāpasa20 by clothing himself in a raiment of kusa.
One becometh a śramaṇa by equanimity, a brāhmaṇa by a life of abstinence, a muni by knowledge, and a tapasa by penance.
Therefore, by acts one becometh a brāhmaṇa, or a kşatriya21, or a vaiŝya22, or a sudra 28.
Him I call a brāhmaṇa who thoroughly knoweth living organisms whether they
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Shree Sudharmaswami Gyanbhandar-Umara, Suratwww.umaragyanbhandar.com
