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A. 90. Gautama ! For three reasons, which are, for causing injury to living beings, for making false utterances, and for giving prohibited and unwholesome food, drink, dainties and delicacies to śramaņas and māhaņas. Thus do living beings acquire karma giving life a short span".
Q.91. Bhante ! How do living beings acquire karma giving life a long span ?
A. 91. Gautama ! For three reasons, which are, for not causing injury to life, for not making false utterances, and for giving permitted and wholesome food, drink. dainties and delicacies to śramaņas and mähanasas.
Q. 92. Bhante ! How do living beings acquire karma giving a long and unwholesome life?
A. 92. Gautama ! For three reasons, which are, for causing injury to life, for uttering falsehood, and for insulting a śramana or a māhana by calling his caste, by abusing him in his own mind, by talking ill of him in the presence of others, by decrying him, and by giving him unwholesome and unpleasant food, drink, dainties and delicacies. Thus do living beings acquire karma giving a long and unwholesome life24,
Q. 93. Bhante ! How do living beings giving a long and wholesome life?
acquire karma
A. 93. Gautama ! For three reasons, which are, for not causing injury to life, for not uttering falsehood, and for paying homage and obeisance,... till by worshipping a śramaņa or a mahaņa, by giving him food, drink, dainties and delicacies which are wholesome and pleasant. Thus do living beings acquire karma giving a long and wholesome life25.
