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tion cannot be removed from the Toka (they being anantānanta), and hence, the loka (including a-loka) cannot become empty.
Ques. O Worshipful Lord ! Which is better, sleepiness or wakefulness ?
Ans-Jayanti-Sleepiness with some individuals is desirable, and with some wakefulness is proper.
Ques:-0 Worshipful Lord ! Why do you say so?
Ans---Jayanti! For those living beings, who are fond of un-righteousness, who are adharmistha (doing evil), who are talking of sinful acts, who are living on evil deeds, who have an eye towards doing injury to others, who reap consequences of their evil deeds, who are of immoral conduct, and for those who fill their bellies by doing heinous acts, sleep is better. When they are asleep, they do not injure or torment others. Besides, when they are sleeping, they cannot engage themselves or others in various devices of evil work. Therefore, sleepiness with such persons is preferable.
Also, Jayanti ! For those meritorious persons, who are religious and who maintain themselves by following noble professions and trades, wakefulness is better, because when these people are awake they earn their livelihood without doing any harm or injury to any living being, and when they are wakeful they invaria.
एएसिणं जीवाणं जागरियत्तं साहू, एए णं जीवा जागरा समाणा बहूर्ण पाणाणं जाब सत्ताणं अदुक्खणयाए जाव अपरियावणियाए वहति तेणं जीवा जांगरमाणा अप्पाणं वा परं वा तदुभयं वा बहूहि धाम्मियाहिं संजोयणाहिं संजोएत्तारो भवंति, एए णं जीवा जागरमाणा धम्मजागरियाए अप्पाणं जागरइत्तारो भवंति, एएसिणं जीवाणं जागरियतं साहू, से तेणटेणं जयंती! एवं वुच्चइ अत्थेगइयाणं जीवाणं मुत्तत्तं साहु, अत्थेगइयाणं जीवाणं जागरियत्तं साहू ॥ बलियत्तं मंते ! साहू दुबलियत्तं साहु ? जयंती ! अत्थे
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