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to go; with whom to talk or with whom not to talk; and with whom to make questions and answers and will Wiom not to make them--all these things depend exclusively on hils will. The reason why he does not go to public inrs, is that thise places are chiefly frequented by uncivilized uneducated persons fond of of propagating their own false theory, who have not the sightest inclination of knowing the real nature of True Religion, and who on the other hand, are highly aggresive ard silent.
Gośālaka-Then, Jnāta-putra Śramană Bhagavana Mahāvira acted like a greedy merchant desirous of gaming his own interest.
Ārdraka Mun -Śramaņa Bhagavāna Mahavira cannot in the slightest degree be compared with the greedy merchant. The greedy merchant would kill living beings, he will have an uutense desire for hording money and valuables and without leaving off any of his worldly relationships, he will be creating a number of rew plans for the purpose of serving his own interest. Avaracious of wealth and deeply attached to sensual pleasures, he will he wandering hither and thither with the object of increasing his income. Śramaga Bhagavara Mahavira casinot be compared with the avaracious and pleasure seeking merchant. It is an error i say that the actions of merchants undertaking big concerns and engrossed in amassing wealth, are praiseworth Such practices are not beneficial to them, but they bring a number of miseries on them. How can practices which bring on ceaseless wandering in this world, be called beneficial
Gośālaka was unable to give an answer and so he went away, and Ārdraka Munı moved on.
Discussion of Ardraka Muni with Buddhist Monks.
When Ardraka Muri mo orward he was accosted thus by some Buddhist Monks --
O Ārdraka ! You did well that you cleverly refuted Gośâlak's
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