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never injure in any of the three ways viz. by self, by others or by consent given to others, the earth group of living organisms, by mind, or by word, or by body. (27). For, a monk injuring earth-body of living organisms also injures various visible as well as invisible movable creatures resting on the earth-body. (28). Therefore, knowing this fault which aggravates the bad future condition, a monk should avoid any undertaking regarding the earth-body upto the end of his life. (29). The self-restrained and ever-satisfied monks never injure......the water-body of living organisms etc......(as in stanzas 27-29, with the substitution of waterbody for earth-body )......(30-32). They do not wish to kindle the fire-body, which is sinful (as destroyer of many things), which is a peculiar sharp weapon (edged on all sides) difficult to be met with from any side. (33). Fire spreads burning to the east, to the west, high up, to subquarters, below, to the south, and to the north. (34). There is no doubt that this fire is a great destroyer of living beings; therefore, the self-restrained monks should not do any thing to ignite it. (35) Therefore, knowing this fault...... (as in stanza 29 with the substitution of fire-body for earth body) (36). The enlightened monks look upon undertaking regarding wind-bodies as exactly similar to that regarding fire-bodies; it is very blameable, the saviours had never any recourse to it. (37). They never fan or ask others to fan (nor allow others doing it ) by a palm-leaf fan or by a leaf, or, by the shaking of a branch. (38). By means of what they possess the garment or the pot or the blanket or the duster-they never set the air in motion; in fact, they carefully avoid it. (39). Therefore......(as in stanza 29 with wind-body' substituted for earth-body'). (40). They do not injure the vegetable body in any of the three ways......(as in stanzas 27-29 with vegetable body' substituted for earth-body'). (41-43). They do not injure...... (as in stanzas 27-29) with 'moving bodies' substituted for
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