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22. O Sage! Realize it yourself! These (remedies
accompanied by violence) are the source of great
fear (for others). २३. जातिवाएज्ज कंचणं। 23. Ņătivāejja kamcaņa. 23. A muni should not kill any living being (even for the
sake of therapy).
सयणपरिच्चायधुत-पदं २४. आयाण भो ! सुस्सूस भो ! धूयवादं पवेदइस्सामि । Sayanapariccāyadhuta -padam 24. Ayāņa bhosussusa bho! dhūyavadam pavedaissāmi. The Dhuta of the Abandonment of Relatives
24.
going to
O Sage! Realise this! Be attentive! I am expound the doctrine of the Dhuta.
1. The word dhuta' literally means "separation by shaking
off". Each of the five sections of the present chapter propounds one dhuta as follows:
1. The first section deals with the abandonment of one's
kith and kin.
2. The second section deals with the abandonment of
kar ma.
3. The third one deals with the abandonment of clothes
and the body.
4. The fourth one deals with the abandonment of three
types of conceit concerning rddhi - grandeur, rasa - delicacies, sukha - ease and comfort.
5. The fifth one deals with forbearance of upsarga
(hardships) and abandonment of lust for honour.
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