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Philosophy and Exhortation
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68. The courageous as well as the cowardly must die. When death is inevitable for both, why should not one welcome death smilingly and with fortitude?
(Mūlācāra, 2/100)
69. Both the righteous and unrighteous must die. When death is inevitable for both, why should not one embrace death while maintaining good conduct?
(Mülācāra, 2/101) 70. There is nothing as fearful as death, and there is no suffering as great as birth. Be free from the fear of both birth and death, by doing away with attachment to the body.
(Mūlācāra, 2/119)
71. Do not be in dread of the dreadful, the illness, the disease, the old age, and even the death or any other object of fear.
(Praśnavyākarana, 7/20)
72. The non-vigilant has fear from all directions. The vigilant has none from any.
(Acārānga, 3/75)
73. One who entertains fear finds himself lonely (and helpless).
(Praśnavyākaraṇa, 7/20)
74. The valiant does not tolerate indulgence, nor does he tolerate abhorrence. As he is pleased with his own self, he is not attached to anything.
(Acärānga, 2/6/160)
75-77. As a tortoise withdraws his limbs within his own body, even so does the valiant withdraw his mind within himself from all sins. He also withdraws his hands, legs, mind, sense-organs, sinful moods, evil words, pride, and deceitfulness. This indeed is the valour of the valiant.
(Sutrakṛtänga, 1/8/16-18)
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