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He who reposes his (entire) faith in the instruction (of the Tirthankaras) is a (really) wise one.
८१. लोगं च आणाए अभिसमेच्चा अकुतोभयं । 81. Logam ca änāe abhisa meccā akutobhayam. 81. One having known the world (of passions) through the
Instruction of the Tirthankaras) becomes intrepid (i.e. he has no apprehension from any direction).
८२. अस्थि सत्यं परेण परं, णत्थि असत्यं परेण परं। 82. Atthi sattham parena param, natthi asattham
parena paraṁ. 82. There is (always) a weapon mightier than another one;
whereas there is no weapon mightier than the state of disarmament.
ANNOTATION 82. Malice, hatred, wrath, etc. are various weapons, whereas friendliness, forgiveness, tolerance, etc. are means of disarmament. Different weapons have different degrees of destructiveness. As for example, X is less inimical to A, more inimical to B, still more inimical to C and so on and so forth. Thus does the intensity of enmity of X towards other persons vary. This shows that the edges of weapons have different degrees of bluntness or sharpness.
Violence is not only committed by the use of weapons but it itself is a sort of weapon. Violence means lack of selfdiscipline. One whose senses and mind are not under his control is a weapon to every living being. Abstinence violence is a non-weapon i. e. a means of disarmament, One's own restraint towards all living beings is nonviolence, One whose senses and mind are under his control does not act as a 'weapon' to all living beings.
८३. जे कोहवंसी से माणदंसी जे माणदंसी से मायदंसी।
जे मायदंसी से लोमसी जे लोभदंसी से पेज्जवंसी। मे पेज्जदंसी से दोसवंसी जे दोसवंसी से मोहबंसी।
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