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SUTRAKRITÂNGA.
Do not maintain that anger and pride do not exist, but that they exist (20)
Do not maintain that deceit and greed do not exist, but that they exist. (21)
Do not maintain that love and hate do not exist, but that they exist. (22)
Do not maintain that the fourfold Circle of Births does not exist, but that it exists. (23)
Do not maintain that there are no gods and goddesses, but that there are. (24)
Do not maintain that there is no such thing as perfection and non-perfection, but that there is such a thing. (25)
Do not maintain that there is no place exclusively reserved for those who attain to perfection, but that there is such. (26)
Do not maintain that there are no pious and wicked men, but that there are. (27)
Do not maintain that there is no such thing as good and bad, but that there is good and bad. (28)
The theory will not work that (a man is always) good, or (always) bad. The wrongly instructed Sramanas do not comprehend the (soul's) bondage2 (through Karman). (29)
(Do not assert) that everything is imperishable, or full of pains, nor that criminals should be put to death or not be put to death; one should not speak in this way. (30)
Do not assert that those men are well-behaved monks who lead a pure life, and that those others lead an impure life. (31)
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See Uttarâdhyayana XXXVI, 62, 63, p. 212. 2 Vêra vaira, explained karmabandha.
