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GLIMPSES ALONG LIFE'S JOURNEY 33 bhumijas. All the three principal causes of crime-namely woman, land, and goldmare wanting there. The two last-named are to be had in such abundance that nobody cares to be burdened with the worry that is implied in putting oneself in proprietary relationship with them. And 'woman' is not an inducement to crime inasmuch as strong pre-natal attachment of the twins for each other is a guarantee against moral laxity of every kind. The bhogabhumijas, as a rule, are intelligent and virtuous. They know the arts of singing and dancing and are proficient in other accomplishments. e Bajrajạngha and Srimati were born twins in the bhogabhumi known as Uttarakuru. In seven weeks' time they grew up, became husband and wife, and began to enjoy the fruits of the merit acquired by the gift of food to the Jaina Saints. They enjoyed long life, and had no worries or anxieties of any kind to mar their joy.
One day they were visited by two great Saints the senior of whom revealed himself as the re-incarnated Svayambuddha, who was the minister of Bajrajangha in his incarnation of Mahābala. On the termination of the sallekhanā of Mahābala, Svayambuddha had taken to sannyāsa (asceticism), and was reborn in the first
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