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ADVANCED ASCETICISM (DHUTA)
13. Trembling
14. Crippledness (or lameness) 15. Elephantisis
16. Diabetes.
The sixteen (chronic) diseases have been enumerated above. (Besides these) sometimes people are attacked with diseases which result in instantaneous death, and many other painful ills. Contemplate the deaths of people (afflicted with chronic diseases and instantaneously fatal diseases). Comprehend Birth and Death. Ponder over the consequences of the karman. Having done so, hear about its true nature.
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Samti pāṇā aṁdhā tamaṁsi viyāhiyā. 9. Beings in darkness are called blind, ANNOTATION 9. Darkness is of two kinds
1) Physical darkness 2) Moral darkness
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Absence of light,
False belief and ignorance.
There are two kinds of blind people:
1) Physically blind people 2) Morally blind people
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Those who adhere to false beliefs and ignorance are bereft of wisdom. They cannot visualise the cause and effect of kar man.
१०. तामेव सई असई अतिअच्च उच्चावयफासे पडिसंवेदेति ।
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lacking eye-sight.
bereft of wisdom or discern
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Tāmeva saim asaim atiacca uccāvayaphase paḍisamvedemti.
Having been afflicted with it (i. e. the abovementioned woeful state) once or frequently, the beings experience the (painful) ills (in) acute or light (degrees).
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