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Imam pi chiņņam milāti, eyam pi chiņņam milāti Imam pi āhāragam, eyaṁ pi āhāragam Imam pi anitiyam, eyam pi anitiyam Imam pi asāsayaṁ, eyam pi asāsayam Imam pi cayovacaiyam, eyam pi cayovacaiyam
Imam pi vippariņāmadhammayam, eyam pi vippariņāmadhammayaṁ - Ācārānga Cayanikā, Aph. 12.
(Comparing the human and vegetational lives) I say that – - These (humans) are also prone to be born, they (Vegetational
creatures) are also prone to be born; - These are also prone to grow, they are also prone to grow; - These also have consciousness, they also have consciousness; - These also become sad when cut, they also become sad when
cut; - These also need food to eat, they also need food to eat; · These are also prone to perish, they are also prone to perish;
These are also prone to be transient, they are also prone to be transient; These are also prone to growth and decay, they are also prone
to growth and decay; - These are also prone to change with time, they are also prone to
change with time.
Comments - By comparing the human life and the vegetational life, the Lord has shaken our consciousness. He let us know that as human beings we must not consider the rest of the living world as meant for our enjoyment only. We must realise that they too are as endowed with consciousness as we ourselves are, and that we must refrain from being violent towards them. With various reasonings the Lord has tried to explain to us the equivalence between the two forms of life. These observations by the Lords, made more than two and a
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