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rooted hairs; practised total celibacy; visited households for begging; bore with equanimity gain or loss, words harsh and thorn-like to the senses, all situations, favourable as well as unfavourable; and all these he fulfilled in right manner, and strove sincerely for the ultimate goal. He practised these in all their imports, and having done so, (in the end), through final respirations, he became perfected, enlightened, liberated, wholly free from all bondage, and from all misery.
[on non-renunciation]
त्ति भगवं गोयमे समणं भगवं महावीरं वंदइ नमसइ वंदित्ता नमंसित्ता एवं वयासी :
प्रश्न ३०१ - से णूणं भंते ! खत्तियस्स य समं चेव अपच्चक्खाणकिरिया कज्जइ ?
सेट्ठियस्स य तणुयस्स य किवणस्स य
उत्तर ३०१ - हंता गोयमा ! सेट्ठियस्स य जाव... . अपच्चक्खाणकिरिया
कज्जइ ।
प्रश्न ३०२ - से केणट्ठणं भंते ?
उत्तर ३०२ - गोयमा ! अविरति पडुच्च । से तेणट्ठेणं गोयमा ! एवं gas सेट्ठियस्स य तणुयस्स य जाव... कज्जइ ।
Gautama paid homage land obeisance to the Lord, and having done so, made the following submission :
Q. 301. Bhante! A merchant, a pauper, a miser and a warrior-do they have the same non-renunciation ?
A. 301. Yes, Gautama, a merchant, ...till a warrior have the same non-renunciation.
Q. 302. Why is it so?
A. 302. Gautama! It is so for lack of formal abstiHence it is said that a merchant, a pauper,...till a
nence.
warrior have the same non-renunciation.
