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organisms, who has stopped all influx of Karman and who is self-restrained. (9). Knowledge first, and then mercy; with this in view stands the whole group of monks; for, what will an ignorant person do? how can he discriminate between merit and sin and see one of them better than the other ? (10). It is after hearing, that one knows what is beneficial; so also, it is after hearing, that one knows what is sinful; both these one knows after hearing ; one should take that path which is better. (11). One, who does not know living beings, does not also know the non-living beings; how can one know self-restraint if one does not know what is living and what is non-living ? (12). One who knows living beings, knows also the non-living beings; one who knows living and non-living beings, knows verily the self-restraint. (13).
When one knows both life and non-life, then one comes to know the variety of existences of all living beings. (14). When one knows the variety...... beings, then one knows merit as well as sin, bondage as well as realease. (15). When one knows merit... ...release, then one becomes disgusted with (or knows the unsubstantialness of) objects of enjoyment-divine as well human. (16). When one becomes disgusted.........human, then one relinquishes attachment externally as well as internally. (17). When one relinquishes.........internally, then one becomes a shaven-headed monk and quits the house. (18) When one becomes......the house, then onė grasps the excellent selfrestraint, the unparallelled Religion (19). When one grasps... ...religion, then one shakes off the dust of Karman, brought about by the dirt of false Faith. (20). When one shakes off............ faith, then one comes to possess universal knowledge and faith. (21). When one comes to possess.........faith, then one becomes allconqueror and omniscient and comes to know the Loka
