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SUMATINATHACARITRA
285 When Sakra had become silent after this hymn of praise, the blessed Lord Sumati began a sermon in speech that conformed to all dialects.
Sermon (228–241) "A person who has reached a state suitable for accurate knowledge of right and wrong must not remain here, confused by his own acts. Good treatment of a person-son, friend, wife, etc., all that is the business of another, not in the least one's own business. Alone a person is born ; alone he dies ; alone he experiences karma accumulated during another birth. The great wealth that he acquired is consumed by others in common; but he alone is tormented by his own karma in the inside of hell. A creature subject to karma wanders entirely alone repeatedly in this extensive forest of existence terrible with the forest-fire of pain. One might say, 'Suppose relatives, etc. are not companions of the soul here, but the body is a companion and causes experiencing of pleasure and pain.' It does not come from a former birth; it does not go to another existence ; then how can the body met in (chance) encounter 480 be a companion ?
If there is the thought, 'Right and wrong, close together, are friends,' that is not the truth. In mokṣa there is no friendship between right and wrong. Therefore, a creature wanders alone in existence, committing good and bad actions, and experiences good and bad consequences in accordance with them. Alone he gains the highest wealth of mokşa. Because of the separation from all associations, there is no possibility of a companion. Whatever pain is dependent on existence, whatever happiness arises from mokşa, alone he experiences that. There is no companion whatever. Just as a man crossing a river alone reaches the other bank in a moment; but does not
480 234. Sampheta (?). I believe all it really means here is 'met accidentally.'
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