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Just as in the world there is nothing higher than the Meru mountain and nothing more extended than the sky, so also (in the world) there is no virtue (excellent and universal) corresponding to Ahimsa (non-violence) Know this
Oh king' in this world there exists no fear for you so, you for certain become the endower of security to beings In this impermanent world of beings why do you cling to killing"
(13) Of Dispassion
This thing is in my possession and this thing is not in my possession, this (action) is my duty and this (action) is not my duty, death overtakes that man speaking in this way again and again Hence why should spiritual ignorance be entertained?
The (supra-worldly) supreme objectives and the best worldly purposes- (both the things) in regard to the sleeping man perish, so waking, all of you should annihilate the old Karmas (psycho- physical impurities).
The waking of the virtuous and the sleeping of the vicious - (both the things) are excellent The Jina (spiritually victorious) (Mahavira) told this to Jayanti, the sister of the king of Vatsa-country
An erudite person with profound wisdom and a person of awakened life should not rely upon those who are asleep (forgetful of spiritual values), the moments of time are cruel and the body is feeble, (so) each of the two should move on like an awakened Bharaṇḍa-bird
The Jina (spiritually victorious) pronounced passionate state of mind to be (identical with the performance of) action (with attachment), and dis-passionate state of mind to be (identical with the performance of) non-action (action without attachment) On the one side the person desirous of action(with attachment) in accordance with the passionate state of mind is for certain ignorant, but on the other side the person desirous of non action (action without attachment) in accordance with the dispassionate state of mind is undoubtedly wise.
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