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inconsistent with weak, sinning, sensual, ill-conducted house-inhabiting men. (4) 'A sage, acquiring sagedom, should subdue his body.' 'The heroes who look at everything with indifference, use mean and rough (food, &c.)' Such a man is said to have crossed the flood (of life), to be a sage, to have passed over (the samsâra), to be liberated, to have ceased (from acts). Thus I say. (5)
Fourth LESSON. For a monk who has not yet reached discrimination", it is bad going and difficult proceeding when he wanders (alone) from village to village. Some men (when going wrong) will become angry when exhorted with speech. And a man with wary pride is embarrassed with great delusion. (1) There are many obstacles which are very difficult to overcome for the ignorant and the blinded. Let that not be your case! That is the doctrine of the clever one (Mahavira). Adopting the (âkârya's) views, imitating his indifference (for the outer world), making him the guide and adviser (in all one's matters), sharing his abode, living carefully, acting according to his mind, examining one's way, not coming too near (the âkârya), minding living beings, one should go (on one's business). (2)
Avyakta, either with regard to sruta, sacred knowledge, or to his age.
. The result will be that he thinks himself above the admonition of the spiritual head (â kârya) of the chapter (gakkha), and leaves the chapter, living as a gakkhanirgata.
The monk must closely inspect everything with which he comes in contact in order to avoid killing animals; this holds good with regard to walking, sitting, sleeping, eating, drinking, &c.
