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Mahāvira's Words by Walther Schubring
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spit 38) (and) dirt is careful, in thoughts, words (and) deeds is attentive and disciplined, restrains his senses [and] his life, in exerting [his attention) walks, stands, sits, lies down, 39 eats [and] speaks, takes or puts down clothing, bowl, cloth (and) broom, commits, and even if it be so much as the falling of a hair of the eye-lash, an imponderable, most trivial activity appearing through a prescribed action. It is acquired in one moment, felt in the next, annulled in the one thereafter. Acquired, effecting itself prematurely," felt (and thereby] annulled, [it follows its law immediately), and he who [commits it],"? remains in the lapse of] time without effective action. The thirteenth kind of acting appears in prescribed action. Truly I say: the venerable saints who were, who are and who will be, they have named, name and will name all these thirteen kinds of acting, they have proclaimed, proclaim, and will proclaim them; they have cultivated the thirteenth kind, cultivate it and will cultivate it.44 Further, I want to speak of those kinds which one [in an unacceptable way) effects on people. Here in this world(46) people of different intellect, inclination, disposition, faith, favour, action [and] intention, pursue the study of this and that bad knowledge since there are (prophecies from earth and weather,"? natural wonders, dreams, atmospheric phenomena, (twitching of the limbs, sounds, body signs, grains; studies about woman, man, (48) about the horse, elephant, cow, ram, about the cock, partridge [and]
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38 Schubring 1927, p. 24 (Kleine Schriften, p. 98) changed "snot, spit" (Rotz, Schleim) to 'all kinds of mucous' (Schleim aller Art) (WB).
39 tuyattamānassa. On tuyattae = ativartate see the ref. to Schubring in the next fn.; the note on Pure Life 32, 19 (p. 119 below) and Alsdorf 1959, pp. 18f. are to be added in Bollée 2002, glossary (WB).
40 baddhā putthā. (Schubring 1927, p. 24 (Kleine Schriften, p. 98) changed "acquired” (erworben) to 'bound' (gebunden) (WB))
41 udiriyā. 42 Thus as in C: se ya.
43 The sentence following this: "Thus for its sake with regard to him one speaks of a bad action," is a mechanical repetition and to be omitted.
44 Continued p. 91 below. 45 purisa-vijaya[-]vibhanga (25-57). Śil. has vicaya, "search" in mind, but this is not necessary. (Jaina) dogmatics knows the word vibhanga in connection with avadhi-knowledge in order to indicate its false kind (Viy. 11, udd. 9) (see Schubring 1935, $ 79 (WB)). 40 The $$ 25-27 here are quoted by Horsch 1966, pp. 66. (WB). 47 bhomma (according to C). 48 For itthi- and purisa-lakkhaņa see Bollée 2002, $ 806 (WB).
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