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"The Lord said, 'There's indeed a deep meaning behind. what he said on each occasion About me, he only expressed a curiosity why I continued to live on earth, though I have been liberated He desired me, therefore, to terminate the last karma bondage (viz, bondage of name, lineage, life-span and suffering) and attain liberation In desiring me death,..
he only heralded my victory over death
'And, bhante, why did he wish me a never-to-end life-span"'
'He did so, because in this life, you are the master of all pleasures, and the longer this span of your life, the better for you, since hereafter your assignment to hell is a certainty'
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'And, bhante, why did he place life and death at par for Abhayakumar ?'
'Because Abhayakumar is an intelligent man, and he has taken a good care of his next birth In this life, as a chief minister, he commands wealth and affluence So since both his states are equally good, it's immaterial for him if he lives in his present state or moves out to the next'
'And, bhante, how about the butcher ?'
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'Well, it's a very simple thing His is a life devoted to animal slaughter, not a covetable profession by any He is, therefore, earmarked for hell where he would suffer terribly So whether he is here, or in the other world, it's all the same to him
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"The king felt perturbed to hear about his own fate Said he,
'Bhante' When I am sheltered by no less a person than you, how is it that I am assigned to hell?'
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'Srenika One has to suffer from the outcome of his karma, both pious and impious, You already hold an acquisition of karma that must take you to hell But there's no reason for despair
prevent it
None can After you'
