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Arhat Pārsva
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without bound like the wind, pure at heart like water in autumn, without a smear like the lotus leaf, with organs of senses withdrawn like a tortoise, solitary like the rhino's horn, free like the birds, ever alert like the monstrous bhārunda, with a high status like an elephant, born strong like an ox, invincible like a lion, steadfast like Mount Mandara, deep like an ocean, mild like the moon, effulgent in prowess like the sun, pure like fine gold, bearing (with unconcern) all touches like the earth, like fire well-fed by offerings.
णथ्थि णं तस्स भगवंतस्स कथ्थइ पडिबंधे। से य चउव्विहे पण्णत्ते । तं जहा-दव्वनो खित्तो। कालो, भावो दव्वग्रो-सचित्ताचित्त-मीसएसु दव्वेसु । खित्तमोगामे वाणगरे वा अरण्णे वा खित्ते वा खले वा अंगणे वा। कालो-समए वा प्रावलियाए वा प्राणा-पाणुए वा थोवे वा खणे वा लवे वा मुहत्ते वा अहोरत्ते वा पक्खे वा मासे वा उऊए वा अयणे वा संवच्छरे वा अण्णयरे वा दीह-काल-संजोए । भावप्रो-कोहे वा माणे वा मायाए वा लोभे वा भये वा हासे वा पिज्जे वा दोसे वा कलहे वा अबभक्खाणे वा पेसुण्णे वा पर-परिवाए वा अरइ-रई वा माया-मोसे वा मिच्छा-दंसण-सल्ले वा । तस्स णं भगवंतस्स णो एवं भवइ ।
No more limitation was there for him, the Venerable One. Limitations have been stated to be four: limitation of objects, limitation of space, limitation of time, limitation of subjective śenses. Limitation of objects: of animate objects, of inanimate objects, and of those in a mixed state; Limitation of space: of a village, a town, a forest, a farm, a house or a yard; Limitation of time : of a unit called samaya, of one called avalika, one called ānāpānaka or deep-breath/respiration, of one called stoka, one called ksana, lava, paksa, muhurta, day-night, fortnight, month, season, half-year, year, or any other time unit of a longer duration; Limitation of subjective senses: of anger, pride, attachment, greed, fear, laughter, affection, hatred, quarrel, calumny, sharp words, meanness, scandal-mongering, pleasure and pain, deceitful falsehood and evil of wrong faith. The Bhagavān had none of these.
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