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5.89 se bemi — tām jāhā, avi harae padipunne, citthai samamsi bhome, uvasam- tarae sārakkhamāņe, se citthati soyamajjhagae. Thus do I say: for instance, there is a lake which is full to the brim, in an even plane, dust settled at bottom, harbouring acquatic creatures and is a confluence of various streams. Bhāsyam Sutra 89 Now I give an illustration to exemplify the Ācārya — A lake is of four types:
1] A lake from which stream is flowing out, but is not flowing in. 2] In another lake, stream is flowing in, but not flowing out. 3] In some other lake, stream is flowing in as well as flowing out. 4] In another lake, the stream is neither flowing out nor flowing in
The lake is full of lotuses. It is situated on an even piece of land, that is, provided with a ford for easy entry and exit.
The lake is limpid, that is, free from mud. It gives resort to fish and tortoise. It is situated at the centre of streams, that is, at a place where streams are flowing in and out. This is the exemplar.
The application of the exemplar to that of the above mentioned four alternatives: the first stands for the Jinas, the second for the monks practising the Jina's course, the third for the preceptors and the fourth for the enlightened ones who were enlightened isolated and spontaneously at the sight of a specific sign or object. Out of them the third is full of the qualities of the preceptor of pure knowledge, who stands on the even land, that is, the stream of equanimity. He calms down the dirt of deluding karma. He does not harm the six classes of living beings, and thus protects them. Likewise, he teaches the disciples and learns from the scriptures,
gari uş11 MTS-Tecp, 2008
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