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15. This life, youth, wealth, beauty, and association with beloved indlviduals--all are as fickle as waves on a sea set in motion by a strong current of wind.
16. There is no other shelter in this world except the Religion preached by Jinéndras for living beings afflicted by disease, and agonies of birth, old age, and death.
17. All the beings have at one time or another, been born either as one's kinemen or as others'. Now, who will create the slightest obstruction !
18. Every living being is born alone. He alone dles. He alone enjoys happiness. He alone experiences misery
19. The Soul is distinct from this body. Wealth, corn, etc are something else. Kinsmen also are other bodies. The Soul is quite distinct from this body, wealth, corn, and family members. However, only a foolish man has a vain infatuation for them.
20. Which wise man will have a Moha (an intense longing) for this body, which is a filthy receptacle for fat, blood, flesk, bones, tumours, soeces, urine etc !
21. This body is certainly to be left off in the end, like a tenanted house. That is to say, it is perishable, even though It may have been carefully aourished, and protected in various ways.
22. All living beings-the bold as well as the timid onesmust necessarily die; but wise persons should die in such a way that there ls no further death left for them
23. May the Archant Bhagavans protect me. 24. May the Siddha Bhagauns protect me. 25. Let the Sadhus be my shelter.
26. Let the Religion preached by the Kévalt Bhagavins be my shelter.
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