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born with high, frequently with low - status. So it is neither high nor low. One should not, therefore, covet status". "Knowing this truth about status, who would speak of his status, who would be proud of it and who would remain attached to a particular thing or object?" Acharya Mahaprajna says (Acārānga Bhāṣyam Sutra 49): "knowing that he himself as well as others have passed through high and low pedigrees, why should one uphold the position of pride? What should one covet for? This doctrine of pedigree relates to the caste, power beauty, acquisition and fortune. The doctrine of pride originates from the imaginary views of ones personal qualifications and merits. One has already experienced all this in the past. Why should, therefore, one feel elated on getting to a high position or feel depressed when relegated a low status?" Such type of living and thinking pattern can get rid of the problem of dignity.
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