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(26) The Lord moved about and lived free of all resti
veness 1 (27) The Lord never rubbed his eyes nor scratched
the itching part 2 (28) The Lord ever kept his arms spread out even
during the winter, instead of clasping his arms
across his chest 8 (29) While the people shivered in winter and many
monks sought warm places to nestle into, protected from the chilly blasts, warming themselves with hearths indoors, the Lord meditated in the
open with no clothes and no shelter" Stoicism (30) In the province called Laat, parish dogs often
attacked the Lord Some people warded them off while other shooed them the monks traversing that region carried sticks to frighten the dogs, a device often found inadequate against those ferocious canines The Lord had no stick nor any other safety device He ambulated across the
region by virtue of his rugged will (31) People would often call him names The Lord
braved all this stoically, believing it to be purging
him of his past Karmic accumulations (32) in laat province certain people would injure the
Lord with sticks, fists, lances, blades, stones and
broken utensils ? ! (33) Certain others would lacerate the Lord's body 8
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Ibid 9/3/13 Ibid 9/1/20 lbid 9/1/22 Ibid 9/2/13-15 Ibid 9/3/3-6 'Ayaro', 9/3/7 Ibid 9/3/10 Ibdi 9/3/11
