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desires pleasure, then, his fetters will not be completely cut off,
(39) 40. One who does not pay constant attention to his walking,
his speaking, his begging, his receiving and keeping (of things necessary for a monk), and his eating nature, does not follow the road trod by the Lord.
(40)
41. One who, for a long time, wears a shaven crown and
mortifies himself, but who is careless with regard to the vows, and neglects penance and self-control, will not be a winner in the battle (of life).
(41)
42. He is empty like a clenched fist (of no value); like an un
coined false Kārşapana * or like a piece of glass resembling
turguoise, he is held lightly by men of discernment (42) 43. He who has the character of a sinner, though he lays great
stress on the outward signs of his calling as a means of living; he who does not control himself though he pretends to do so, will come to grief for a long time. (43)
44. As the poison Kalakuta, kills him who drinks it; as a
weapon cuts him who awkwardly handles it; as a Vétāla kills him who does not lay him; so, the Law harms him who mixes it with sensuality.
45. He who practises divination from bodily marks and dreams,
who is well-versed in augury and superstitious rites, and who gains a sinful living by practising magic tricks, will have no refuge at the time of Retribution)
(45)
46.
The sinner, always wretched, goes from darkness to darkness, to utter misery; the unholy man who breaks the rules of monks, rushes, as it were, to hell, and to be born again as a brute.
(46)
* Coin of the weight of a Karşa.
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