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Mo ILLUSTRATION OF BROKEN BOW
253. In reply to the argument of king Pradeshi, Keshi Kumar Shraman said ____ “O king ! Is a young man who is expert in performing all duties, capable of throwing five arrows simultaneously with a new bow and a new string."
Pradeshi replied— “Yes. He is capable."
Keshi Kumar Shraman said—“Can the same young expert person throw five arrows simultaneously with an old bow, weak a string and weak arrow.” ।
____Predeshi said "Sir ! It is not possible. He cannot do so with an a old bow.”
Keshi Kumar Shraman asked—"Why is it so that he is not capable of throwing five arrows simultaneously ?”
Pradeshi replied—“Sir ! That man does not have proper to instrument.”
Keshi Kumar Shraman then said—“O Pradeshi ! Same is the case with a person of low intellect; he has not the instrument of proper skill and, therefore, he is not able to throw five arrows simultaneously. In other words, the capability in the soul is the same but due to weak body, he is not able to do so. O Pradeshi ! You have the belief that soul and body are different. Soul is not the body and body is not the soul.”
२५४. तए णं पएसी राया केसीकुमारसमणं एवं वयासी__ अत्थि णं भंते ! एस पण्णा उवमा, इमेण पुण कारणेणं नो उवागच्छइ, भंते ! से जहानामए केइ पुरिसे तरुणे जाव सिप्पोवगए पभू एगं महं अयभारगं वा तउयभारगं वा सीसगभारगं वा परिवहित्तए ? __ हता, पभू !
सो चेव णं भंते ! पुरिसे जुन्ने जराजजरियदेहे सिढिलवलितयाविणट्ठगत्ते दंडपरिगहियग्गहत्थे पविरलपरिसडियदंतसेढी आउरे किसिए पिवासिए दुब्बले किलंते नो पभू एगं महं अयभारगं वा जाव परिवहित्तए।
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