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UTTARADHYAYANA.
Births, the omniscient Gina, the luminary, who brings light into the whole world of living beings.” (78)
Well, Gautama, &c. (as in verse 28). (79)
Do you, O sage, know a safe, happy, and quiet place for living beings which suffer from pains 1 of body and mind?' (80)
“There is a safe place in view of all, but difficult of approach, where there is no old age nor death, no pain nor disease." (81)
Kêsi said to Gautama, "What is this place called ?' To these words of Kêsi Gautama made the following reply: (82)
"It is what is called Nirvana, or freedom from pain, or perfection, which is in view of all; it is the safe, happy, and quiet place which the great sages reach. (83)
“That is the eternal place, in view of all, but difficult of approach. Those sages who reach it are free from sorrows, they have put an end to the stream of existence.” (84)
Well, Gautama, you possess wisdom, you have destroyed my doubt; obeisance to you, who are not troubled by doubts, who are the ocean, as it were, of all Sûtras.' (85)
After his doubt had been solved, Kêsi, of enormous sanctity, bowed his head to the famous Gautama. (86)
And in the pleasant (Tinduka park) he sincerely adopted the Law of the five vows, which was proclaimed by the first Tirthakara, according to the teaching of the last Tirthakara. (87)
1 Mânasê dukkhê stands for mânasê him dukkhêhim. It is an interesting instance of the dropping of case affixes, which probably was more frequent in the vernacular,
