Book Title: Prakrit Dhammapada
Author(s): Benimadhab Barua, Sailendranath Mitra
Publisher: Satguru Publications

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________________ Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra www.kobatirth.orgAcharya Shri Kailashsagarsuri Gyanmandir ( 161 ) (masamasi salasina yo yaea]' satena ca neva" budhi prasadasa kala aveti soļaša O (CM, 11) 7 [(ma)samase sahasena yo yaea satina ca neva]* (dhami) prasa(da)"sa kala aveti şodasa o (Cro, 12) 8 masamase sahasina yo yaea satena ca neva saghi prasadasa kala aveti şodasa o (C", 18) Cf.. la-khen-pi-u, sec. xvi. (" The Thousands "), p. 105: ** Although a man for a hunilied years worship and sacritice to the spirit of Fire, his merit is not equal to that of the man who for a moment pays reverence to the three Holy Ones ; the happiness consequent on one such act of homage excels that resulting from all those hundred years". Cf. Mahāvastu, Sahasravarga, vv. 4-6: Yo jayeta sahasrāņām māse, mäse satan satarii Va so Buddhe prasādasya kalām arghati sodašim, Yo jayeta sahasräņām māse mäse satan satam Na so dharme prasādasya kalāri arghati şodasi. Yo jayeta sahasränāt mase mäse satam satam Xa so samghe prasādasya kalām arglati şodasim. Cf. Udayav., ch. xxIv. (“Numbers"), vv. 26-28 : "He wlio for a liundred .years makes a thousand sacrifices each month, is not worth the sixteenth part of him who has faith in the Buddha". [N.B. For vv. 27-28, substitute " in the holy law" and "in the church" respectively, in place of " in the Buddha" of v. 26.] Fraz. C. ixro, 2. : M. Senart reads meri, We read mera for the sake of consistency with the next verwes. Supplied by us. Pray. C. litu. • Supplied by us ; ulso ethamu, as M. Separt suggests; in which case it Drunt le joineil to the next word. o Supplied by us. For Private And Personal

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