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INITIATION, AND OMNISCIENCE OF ŚRI PĀRŚVA 399 on your part? Wherever I stay, wherever I go, may the protection of your lotus-feet not leave my heart.”
After this hymn of praise, the Indra of Saudharma and Aśvasena stopped speaking and Sri Pārsvanātha, the Blessed, delivered a sermon.
Sermon (321-354) “In this great forest of worldly existence, the sphere of old age, disease, and death, there is no other protector but dharma. Therefore it alone must be served. It is two-fold with complete and partial self-control. The first belongs to ascetics and is ten-fold: self-control, et cetera.350 The second belongs to house-holders and is considered twelve-fold; 351 the five lesser vows, the three meritorious vows, and the four disciplinary vows. The vows with transgressions do not lead to virtue. Then transgressions-five to each vow-must be avoided. 352 Binding from anger, cutting the skin, loading with excessive burdens, beating, limitation of food, et cetera are known (as transgressions) in non-injury. Teaching of wrong belief, a false accusation suddenly,353 telling of secrets, betrayal of confidential deliberation, and false writing are transgressions in truthfulness. Abetment in theft, receiving stolen goods, crossing an enemy's realm, counterfeiting, falsification of measures are (transgressions) joined to non-theft.
Going to a woman who has been taken for a short time, 354 going to one who has not been taken,355 another marriage, excessive persistence in love, and love-sport are prescribed (as transgressions) in chastity. Exceeding the amount
350 322. For a full exposition of yatidharma see I, n. 38 and II, p. 274 f. 351 323. For the 12 lay vows in detail see I, p. 207 f.
352 325. This sermon follows closely the Yog. 3.90 (p. 189) ff. I have followed the commentary, but not all its alternative interpretations and details.
353 326. Without thinking.
354 328. Itvarāttā, a courtesan. The Yog, offers several explanations for the meaing, but the PH cites itvara only as small,'' for a short time.'
355 328. A courtesan who has not been taken of her own free will, or respectable widow or maiden.
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