Uttarajjhayana 29

29.1

suyaṃ me āusaṃ! teṇaṃ bhagavayā evamakkhāyaṃ–
iha khalu sammattaparakkame nāma ajjhayaṇe samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ kāsaveṇaṃ paveie, jaṃ sammaṃ saddahittā pattiyāittā royaittā phāsaittā pālaittā tīraittā kiṭṭaittā sohaittā ārāhaittā āṇāe anupālaittā bahave jīvā sijjhaṃti bujjhaṃti muccaṃti parinivvāyaṃti savvadukkhāṇamaṃtaṃ kareṃti|

Thus have I heard, long-lived one! By that Blessed One it has been declared thus:
Here indeed, the lecture named 'Exertion in Rightness' was set forth by the śramaṇa, the Blessed Mahāvīra, Kāśyapa. Believing in it completely, having confidence in it, finding pleasure in it, experiencing it, guarding it, fulfilling it, praising it, purifying it, practicing it, and following it according to the commandment, many souls attain perfection, attain enlightenment, become liberated, achieve parinirvāṇa, and make an end of all suffering.

29.2

tassa ṇaṃ ayamaṭṭhe evamāhijjai, taṃ jahā–
saṃvege 1 nivvee 2 dhammasaddhā 3 gurusāhammiyasussūsaṇayā 4 āloyaṇayā 5 niṃdaṇayā 6 garahaṇayā 7 sāmāie 8 cauvvīsatthae 9 vaṃdaṇae 10
paḍikkamaṇe 11 kāussagge 12 paccakkhāṇe 13 thavathuimaṃgale 14 kālapaḍilehaṇayā 15 pāyacchittakaraṇe 16 khamāvaṇayā 17 sajjhāe 18 vāyaṇayā 19 paḍipucchaṇayā 20
pariyaṭṭaṇayā 21 aṇuppehā 22 dhammakahā 23 suyassa ārāhaṇayā 24 egaggamaṇa-sannivesaṇayā 25 saṃjame 26 tave 27 vodāṇe 28 suhasāe 29 appaḍibaddhayā 30
vivittasayaṇāsaṇasevaṇayā 31 viṇiyaṭṭaṇayā 32 saṃbhogapaccakkhāṇe 33 uvahipaccakkhāṇe 34 āhārapaccakkhāṇe 35 kasāyapaccakkhāṇe 36 jogapaccakkhāṇe 37 sarīrapaccakkhāṇe 38 sahāyapaccakkhāṇe 39 bhattapaccakkhāṇe 40
sabbhāvapaccakkhāṇe 41 paḍirūvayā 42 veyāvacce 43 savvaguṇasaṃpannayā 44 vīyarā-gayā 45 khaṃtī 46 muttī 47 ajjave 48 maddave 49 bhāvasacce 50
karaṇasacce 51 jogasacce 52 managuttayā 53 vaiguttayā 54 kāya guttayā 55 manasamādhāraṇayā 56 vaisamādhāraṇayā 57 kāyasamādhāraṇayā 58 nāṇasaṃpannayā 59 daṃsaṇasaṃpannayā 60
carittasaṃpannayā 61 soiṃdiyaniggahe 62 cakkhiṃdiyaniggahe 63 ghāṇiṃdiyaniggahe 64 jibbhiṃ-diyaniggahe 65 phāsiṃdiyaniggahe 66 kohavijae 67 mānavijae 68 māyāvijae 69 lohavijae 70
pejjadosamicchādaṃsaṇavijae 71 selesī 72 akammayā 73|

Its meaning is declared as follows, namely:
1. longing for liberation; 2. disgust with the world; 3. faith in the Dharma; 4. obedience to preceptors and co-religionists; 5. confession; 6. self-reproach; 7. censure before a guru; 8. equanimity; 9. praise of the twenty-four [Jinas]; 10. veneration;
11. repentance; 12. abandonment of the body; 13. renunciation; 14. auspicious hymn of praise; 15. inspection of time; 16. performing expiation; 17. asking for forgiveness; 18. study; 19. recitation; 20. questioning;
21. repetition; 22. reflection; 23. religious discourse; 24. mastery of scripture; 25. concentration of mind on a single object; 26. self-restraint; 27. austerity; 28. purification; 29. comfort and ease; 30. non-attachment;
31. resorting to secluded beds and seats; 32. turning back; 33. renunciation of shared food; 34. renunciation of monastic requisites; 35. renunciation of food; 36. renunciation of passions; 37. renunciation of activity; 38. renunciation of the body; 39. renunciation of companions; 40. fasting unto death;
41. renunciation of false views; 42. conformity to ascetic practice; 43. service; 44. possession of all virtues; 45. freedom from passion; 46. forbearance; 47. freedom from greed; 48. straightforwardness; 49. humility; 50. truthfulness in disposition;
51. truthfulness in action; 52. truthfulness in mental, vocal, and physical activities; 53. guarding the mind; 54. guarding speech; 55. guarding the body; 56. stabilization of the mind; 57. stabilization of speech; 58. stabilization of the body; 59. possession of knowledge; 60. possession of faith;
61. possession of conduct; 62. restraint of the sense organ of hearing; 63. restraint of the sense organ of sight; 64. restraint of the sense organ of smell; 65. restraint of the sense organ of taste; 66. restraint of the sense organ of touch; 67. victory over anger; 68. victory over pride; 69. victory over deceit; 70. victory over greed;
71. victory over love, hatred, and false view; 72. rock-like state of the soul; 73. freedom from karma.

O long-lived (Gambûsvâmin)! I (Sudharman) have heard the following discourse from the venerable (Mahâvîra).
Here, forsooth, the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvîra, of the Kasyapa Gôtra, has delivered this lecture called the exertion in righteousness. Many creatures, who truly believe in the subject (taught in this lecture), put their faith in it, give credence to it, accept it, practise it, comply with it, study it, understand it, learn it, and act up to it according to the precept (of the Ginas) --have obtained perfection, enlightenment, deliverance, final beatitude, and have put an end to all misery.
This lecture treats of the following subjects:
samvêga, longing for liberation;
nirvêda, disregard of worldly objects;
dharmasraddhâ, desire of the Law;
gurusâdharmikasusrûshanâ, obedience to co-religionists and to the Guru.
âlôkanâ, confession of sins before the Guru;
nindâ, repenting of one's sins to oneself;
garhâ, repenting of one's sins before the Guru;
sâmâyika, moral and intellectual purity of the soul;
katurvimsatistava, adoration of the twenty-four Ginas;
vandana, paying reverence to the Guru;
pratikramana, expiation of sins;
kâyôtsarga, a particular position of the body;
pratyâkhyâna, self-denial;
stavastutimaṅgala, praises and hymns;
kâlasya pratyupêkshanâ, keeping the right time;
prâyaskittakarana, practising penance;
kshamâpana, begging forgiveness;
svâdhyâya, study;
vâkanâ, recital of the sacred texts;
pariprikkhanâ, questioning (the teacher);
parâvartanâ, repetition;

anuprêkshâ, pondering;
dharmakathâ, religious discourse;
srutasyârâdhanâ, acquisition of sacred knowledge;
êkâgramanahsannivêsanâ, concentration of thoughts;
samyama, control;
tapas, austerities;
vyavadâna, cutting off the Karman;
sukhâsâta, renouncing pleasure;
apratibaddhatâ, mental independence;
vikitrasayanâsanasêvanâ, using unfrequented lodgings and beds;
vinivartanâ, turning from the world;
sambhôgapratyâkhyâna, renouncing collection of alms in one district only;
upadhipratyâkhyâna, renouncing articles of use;
âhârapratyâkhyâna, renouncing food;
kashâyapratyâkhyâna, conquering the passions;
yôgapratyâkhyâna, renouncing activity;
sarîrapratyâkhyâna, renouncing the body;
sahâyapratyâkhyâna, renouncing company;
bhaktapratyâkhyâna, renouncing all food;
sadbhâvapratyâkhyâna, perfect renunciation;
pratirûpatâ, conforming to the standard;
vaiyâvritya, doing service;
sarvagunasampûrnatâ, fulfilling all virtues;
vîtarâgatâ, freedom from passion;
kshânti, patience;
mukti, freedom from greed;
48, ârgava, simplicity;
mârdava, humility;
bhâvasatya, sincerity of mind;
karanasatya, sincerity of religious practice;
yôgasatya, sincerity of acting;
manôguptatâ, watchfulness of the mind;
vâg-guptatâ, watchfulness of the speech;
kâyaguptatâ, watchfulness of the body;
manahsamâdhâranâ, discipline of the mind;
vâksamâdhâranâ, discipline of the speech;
kâyasamâdhâranâ, discipline of the body;
gñânasampannatâ, possession of knowledge;
darsanasampannatâ, possession of faith;

kâritrasampannatâ, possession of conduct;
srôtrêndriyanigraha, subduing the ear;
kakshurindriyanigraha, subduing the eye;
ghrânêndriyanigraha, subduing the organ of smell;
gihvêndriyanigraha, subduing the tongue;
sparsanêndriyanigraha, subduing the organ of touch;
krôdhavigaya, conquering anger;
mânavigaya, conquering pride;
mâyâvigaya, conquering deceit;
lôbhavigaya, conquering greed;
prêmadvêshamithyâdarsanavigaya, conquering love, hate, and wrong belief;
sailêsî, stability;
akarmatâ, freedom from Karman.
Sir, what does the soul obtain by the longing for liberation? By the longing for liberation the soul obtains an intense desire of the Law; by an intense desire of the Law he quickly arrives at an (increased) longing for liberation; he destroys anger, pride, deceit, and greed, which reproduce themselves infinitely; he acquires no (bad) Karman, and ridding himself of wrong belief which is the consequence of the latter, he becomes possessed of right faith; by the purity of faith some will reach perfection after one birth; nobody, however, who has got this purity, will be born more than thrice before he reaches perfection.

29.3

saṃvegeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
saṃvegeṇaṃ anuttaraṃ dhammasaddhaṃ jaṇayai| anuttarāe dhammasaddhāe saṃvegaṃ havvamāgacchai, anaṃtānubaṃdhi kohamānamāyālobhe khavei, kammaṃ na baṃdhai, tappaccaiyaṃ ca ṇaṃ micchattavisohiṃ kāūṇa daṃsaṇārāhae bhavai| daṃsaṇavisohīe ya ṇaṃ visuddhāe atthegaie teṇeva bhavaggahaṇeṇaṃ sijjhai| sohīe ya ṇaṃ visuddhāe taccaṃ puṇo bhavaggahaṇaṃ nāikkamai|

"By longing for liberation, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By longing for liberation it produces unsurpassed faith in the Dharma. Through unsurpassed faith in the Dharma, it swiftly arrives at longing for liberation, destroys anger, pride, deceit, and greed that lead to endless rebirths, binds no [new] karma, and having purified false view caused by them, it becomes a practicer of faith. Through the purification of faith, when it is purified, someone attains perfection in that very birth. And through that pure purification, it does not go beyond a third birth."

29.4

nivveeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
nivveeṇaṃ divvamānusatericchiesu kāmabhogesu nivveyaṃ havvamāgacchai, savvavisaesu virajjai| savvavisaesu virajjamāṇe āraṃbhapariccāyaṃ karei| āraṃbhapariccāyaṃ karemāṇe saṃsāramaggaṃ vocchiṃdai, siddhimagge paḍivanne ya bhavai|

"By disgust with the world, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By disgust with the world it swiftly arrives at disgust toward heavenly, human, and animal sensual pleasures; it becomes detached from all sense-objects. Becoming detached from all sense-objects, it renounces undertakings. Renouncing undertakings, it cuts off the path of the cycle of rebirth, and it sets out on the path to perfection."

29.5

dhammasaddhāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
dhammasaddhāe ṇaṃ sāyāsokkhesu rajjamāṇe virajjai, āgāradhammaṃ ca ṇaṃ cayai anagāre ṇaṃ jīve sārīramāṇasāṇaṃ dukkhāṇaṃ cheyaṇabheyaṇasaṃjogāīṇaṃ voccheyaṃ karei avvābāhaṃ ca suhaṃ nivvattei|

"Through faith in the Dharma, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through faith in the Dharma, taking pleasure in worldly comforts, it becomes detached [from them], and renounces the householder's Dharma; becoming a homeless mendicant, the soul cuts off bodily and mental pains such as being pierced, broken, or joined [with misery], and produces unobstructed bliss."

29.6

gurusāhammiyasussūsaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
gurusāhammiyasussūsaṇayāe ṇaṃ vinayapaḍivattiṃ jaṇayai| vinayapaḍivanne ya ṇaṃ jīve anaccā-sāyaṇasīle neraiyatirikkhajoṇiyamanussadevadoggaīo niruṃbhai, vaṇṇasaṃjalaṇabhattibahumānayāe manussadevasoggaīo nibaṃdhai, siddhiṃ soggaiṃ ca visohei| pasatthāiṃ ca ṇaṃ vinayamūlāiṃ savvakajjāiṃ sāhei| anne ya bahave jīve viṇaittā bhavai|

"Through obedience to preceptors and co-religionists, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through obedience to preceptors and co-religionists, it produces practice of discipline. And the soul that practices discipline, having the nature of not showing disrespect, blocks bad rebirths as a hell-being, animal, human, or deity; by honoring, burning with devotion, and showing great respect, it binds good rebirths as a human or deity, and purifies the path to perfection and good rebirth. And it accomplishes all praised undertakings rooted in discipline. And it becomes a discipliner of many other souls."

29.7

āloyaṇāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
āloyaṇāe ṇaṃ māyāniyāṇamicchādaṃsaṇasallāṇaṃ mokkhamaggavigghāṇaṃ anaṃtasaṃsāravaddhaṇāṇaṃ uddharaṇaṃ karei, ujjubhāvaṃ ca jaṇayai| ujjubhāvapaḍivanne ya ṇaṃ jīve amāī itthīveyanapuṃsagaveyaṃ ca na baṃdhai| puvvabaddhaṃ ca ṇaṃ nijjarei|

"Through confession, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through confession, it eradicates the thorns of deceit, worldly longing, and false view, which are obstacles on the path to liberation and expand the endless cycle of rebirth, and it produces an upright disposition. And the soul possessing an upright disposition, free from deceit, does not bind female-sex-feeling or neuter-sex-feeling. And it wears away previously bound [karma]."

29.8

niṃdaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
niṃdaṇayāe ṇaṃ pacchānutāvaṃ jaṇayai| pacchānutāveṇaṃ virajjamāṇe karaṇaguṇaseḍhiṃ paḍivajjai| karaṇaguṇaseḍhiṃ paḍivanne ya ṇaṃ anagāre mohaṇijjaṃ kammaṃ ugghāei|

"Through self-reproach, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through self-reproach, it produces repentance. Being detached through repentance, it ascends the ladder of spiritual stages. And having ascended the ladder of spiritual stages, the homeless mendicant destroys deluding karma."

29.9

garahaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
garahaṇayāe ṇaṃ apurakkāraṃ jaṇayai| apurakkāragae ṇaṃ jīve appasatthehito jogehiṃto niyattei, pasatthajogapaḍivanne ya ṇaṃ anagāre anaṃtaghāipajjave khavei|

"Through censure before a guru, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through censure before a guru, it produces humility. Arrived at humility, the soul turns away from unpraiseworthy activities; and engaged in praiseworthy activity, the homeless mendicant destroys infinite destructive modifications."

29.10

sāmāieṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
sāmāieṇaṃ sāvajjajogaviraiṃ jaṇayai|

"Through equanimity, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through equanimity, it produces cessation of sinful activities."

29.11

cauvvīsatthaeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
cauvvīsatthaeṇaṃ daṃsaṇavisohiṃ jaṇayai|

"Through praise of the twenty-four [Jinas], venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through praise of the twenty-four [Jinas], it produces purification of faith."

29.12

vaṃdanaeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
vaṃdanaeṇaṃ nīyāgoyaṃ kammaṃ khavei, uccagoyaṃ nibaṃdhai| sohaggaṃ ca ṇaṃ appaḍihayaṃ āṇāphalaṃ nivvattei, dāhiṇabhāvaṃ ca ṇaṃ jaṇayai|

"Through veneration, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through veneration, it destroys low-family karma, and binds high-family [karma]. And it produces good fortune, unimpeded fruit of authority, and generates amiability."

29.13

paḍikkamaṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
paḍikkamaṇeṇaṃ vayachiddāiṃ pihei| pihiyavayachidde puna jīve niruddhāsave asabalacaritte aṭṭhasu pavayaṇamāyāsu uvautte apuhatte suppaṇihie viharai|

"Through repentance, venerable sir, what does the soul produce?"
"Through repentance, it closes the holes in its vows. With the holes in its vows closed, the soul, with inflows [of karma] stopped, with spotlessly clean conduct, mindful of the eight mothers of the doctrine, unified and well-composed, lives [blamelessly]."

29.14

kāussaggeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
kāussaggeṇaṃ tīyapaḍuppannaṃ pāyacchittaṃ visohei| visuddhapāyacchitte ya jīve nivvuyahiyae ohariyabhāro vva bhāravahe pasatthajjhāṇovagae suhaṃsuheṇaṃ viharai|

"By abandonment of the body (kāyotsarga), Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By abandonment of the body, it purifies past and present expiation. And when expiation is purified, with a tranquil heart, like a burden-bearer whose load has been set down, entering into praised meditation, the soul lives in supreme ease."

29.15

paccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
paccakkhāṇeṇe āsavadārāiṃ niruṃbhai| paccakkhāṇeṇaṃ icchānirohaṃ aṇayai icchānirohaṃ gae ya ṇaṃ jīve savvadavvesu viṇīyataṇhe sīibhūe viharaī|

"By renunciation (pratyākhyāna), Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By renunciation, it obstructs the doors of influx (āsrava). By renunciation, it produces restraint of desire. And having attained restraint of desire, with thirst subdued with respect to all substances, the soul lives cooled."

29.16

thavathuimaṃgaleṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
thavathuimaṃgaleṇaṃ nāṇadaṃsaṇacarittabohilābhaṃ jaṇayai| nāṇadaṃsaṇacarittabohilābhasaṃpanne ya ṇaṃ jīve aṃtakiriyaṃ kappavimāṇovavattigaṃ ārāhaṇaṃ ārāhei|

"By the auspicious praise and hymn, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By the auspicious praise and hymn, it produces the attainment of enlightenment in knowledge, faith, and conduct. And endowed with the attainment of enlightenment in knowledge, faith, and conduct, the soul accomplishes the religious practice that ends [transmigration] or leads to rebirth in celestial abodes (kalpa)."

29.17

kālapaḍilehaṇāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
kālapaḍilehaṇayāe ṇaṃ nāṇāvaraṇijjaṃ kammaṃ khavei|

"By inspection at the proper time, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By inspection at the proper time, it destroys knowledge-obscuring karma."

29.18

pāyacchittakaraṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
pāyacchittakaraṇeṇaṃ pāvakammavisohiṃ jaṇayai, niraiyāre yāvi bhavai| sammaṃ ca ṇaṃ pāyacchittaṃ paḍivajjamāṇe maggaṃ ca maggaphalaṃ ca visohei āyāraṃ ca āyāraphalaṃ ca ārāhei|

"By performing expiation, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By performing expiation, it produces purification from evil karma, and also becomes free from transgressions. And rightly undertaking expiation, it purifies both the path and the fruit of the path, and accomplishes both conduct and the fruit of conduct."

29.19

khamāvaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
khamāvaṇayāe ṇaṃ palhāyaṇabhāvaṃ jaṇayai| palhāyaṇabhāvamuvagae ya savva pāṇabhūyajīvasattesu mittībhāvamuppāei| mittībhāvamuvagae yāvi jīve bhāvavisohiṃ kāūṇa nibbhae bhavai|

"By asking for forgiveness, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By asking for forgiveness, it produces a state of gladness. And having attained a state of gladness, it generates friendliness toward all living beings, creatures, souls, and entities. Having attained friendliness, the soul, purifying its inner state, becomes fearless."

29.20

sajjhāeṇa bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
sajjhāeṇa nāṇāvaraṇijjaṃ kammaṃ khavei|

"By study (svādhyāya), Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By study, it destroys knowledge-obscuring karma."

29.21

vāyaṇāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
vāyaṇāe ṇaṃ nijjaraṃ jaṇayai, suyassa ya aṇāsāyaṇāe vaṭṭae| suyassa aṇāsāyaṇāe vaṭṭamāṇe titthadhammaṃ avalaṃbai| titthadhammaṃ avalaṃbamāṇe mahānijjare mahāpajjavasāṇe bhavai|

"By teaching (vācanā), Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By teaching, it produces dissociation of karma (nirjarā), and abides in non-disrespect of the scripture. Abiding in non-disrespect of the scripture, it relies on the tirtha's Dharma. Relying on the tirtha's Dharma, it attains great dissociation [of karma] and a great consummation."

29.22

paḍipucchaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
paḍipucchaṇayāe ṇaṃ suttatthatadubhayāiṃ visohei| kaṃkhāmohaṇijjaṃ kammaṃ vocchiṃdai|

"By questioning, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By questioning, it clarifies the sūtra, the meaning, and both of them. It severs doubt-deluding karma."

29.23

pariyaṭṭaṇāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
pariyaṭṭaṇāe ṇaṃ vaṃjaṇāiṃ jaṇayai, vaṃjaṇaladdhiṃ ca uppāei|

"By repetition (parivartanā), Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By repetition, it produces the syllables and brings forth the special capacity for the syllables."

29.24

anuppehāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
anuppehāe ṇaṃ āuyavajjāo sattakammappagaḍīo dhaniyabaṃdhanabaddhāo siḍhilabaṃdhanabaddhāo pakarei, dīhakālaṭṭhiiyāo hassakālaṭṭhiiyāo pakarei, tivvānubhāvāo maṃdānubhāvāo pakarei, bahupaesaggāo appapaesaggāo pakarei, āuyaṃ ca ṇaṃ kammaṃ siya baṃdhai siya no baṃdhai| asāyā-veyaṇijjaṃ ca ṇaṃ kammaṃ no bhujjo bhujjo uvaciṇāi anāiyaṃ ca ṇaṃ anavadaggaṃ dīhamaddhaṃ cāuraṃtaṃ saṃsārakaṃtāraṃ khippāmeva vīivayai|

"By reflection (anuprekṣā), Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By reflection, of the seven karmic natures excluding life-span, it turns those bound with tight bonds into ones bound with loose bonds; it turns those of long duration into ones of short duration; it turns those of intense fruition into ones of mild fruition; it turns those of many points of space into ones of few points of space; and as for life-span karma, it may bind it or may not bind it. It does not amass unpleasant-feeling-producing karma again and again, and swiftly crosses over the beginningless, endless, long, four-ended wilderness of the cycle of rebirth."

29.25

dhammakahāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
dhammakahāe ṇaṃ nijjaraṃ jaṇayai| dhammakahāe ṇaṃ pavayaṇaṃ pabhāvei| pavayaṇabhāve ṇaṃ jīve āgamisassa bhaddattāe kammaṃ nibaṃdhai|

"By discourse on the Dharma, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By discourse on the Dharma, it produces dissociation of karma. By discourse on the Dharma, it glorifies the teaching. Glorifying the teaching, the soul binds karma for future auspiciousness."

29.26

suyassa ārāhaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
suyassa ārāhaṇayāe ṇaṃ annāṇaṃ khavei na ya saṃkilissai|

"By devotion to scripture, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By devotion to scripture, it destroys ignorance and does not suffer affliction."

29.27

egaggamaṇasannivesaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
egaggamaṇasannivesaṇayāe ṇaṃ cittanirohaṃ karei|

"By fixing the mind in one-pointedness, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By fixing the mind in one-pointedness, it achieves restraint of the mind."

29.28

saṃjameṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
saṃjameṇaṃ aṇaṇhayattaṃ jaṇayai|

"By self-restraint, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By self-restraint, it produces freedom from influx (āsrava)."

29.29

taveṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
taveṇaṃ vodāṇaṃ jaṇayai|

"By austerity, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By austerity, it produces purification (vyavadāna)."

29.30

vodāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
vodāṇeṇaṃ akiriyaṃ jaṇayai| akiriyāe bhavittā tao pacchā sijjhai bujjhai muccai parinivvāei savvadukkhāṇamaṃtaṃ karei|

"By purification, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By purification, it produces inactivity. Having become inactive, after that it is perfected, enlightened, liberated, achieves final extinction, and makes an end of all suffering."

29.31

suhasāeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
suhasāeṇaṃ anussuyattaṃ jaṇayai| anussuyāe ṇaṃ jīve anukaṃpae anubbhaḍe vigayasoge carittamohaṇijjaṃ kammaṃ khavei|

"By pleasant contentment, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By pleasant contentment, it produces absence of longing. Without longing, the soul—compassionate, humble, and freed from sorrow—destroys conduct-deluding karma."

29.32

appaḍibaddhayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
appaḍibaddhayāe ṇaṃ nissaṃgattaṃ jaṇayai| nissaṃgatteṇaṃ jīve ege egaggacitte diyā ya rāo ya asajjamāṇe appaḍibaddhe yāvi viharai|

"By unattachedness, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By unattachedness, it produces freedom from association. Through freedom from association, the soul, alone, with a single-pointed mind, unattached day and night, lives without entanglement."

29.33

vivittasayaṇāsaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
vivittasayaṇāsaṇayāe ṇaṃ carittaguttiṃ jaṇayai| carittagutte ya ṇaṃ jīve vivittāhāre daḍhacaritte egaṃtarae mokkhabhāvapaḍivanne aṭṭhavihakammagaṃṭhiṃ nijjarei|

"By solitary lodging and seating, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By solitary lodging and seating, it produces the guarding of conduct. Guarded in conduct, the soul—consuming solitary food, firm in conduct, solitary in nature, devoted to the state of liberation—sheds the eightfold knot of karma."

29.34

viniyaṭṭaṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
viniyaṭṭaṇayāe ṇaṃ pāvakammāṇaṃ akaraṇayāe abbhuṭṭhei, puvvabaddhāṇa ya nijjaraṇayāe taṃ niyattei, tao pacchā cāuraṃtaṃ saṃsārakaṃtāraṃ vīivayai|

"By turning back, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By turning back, it resolves not to commit evil deeds, and to dissociate previously bound deeds it desists from them; after that, it crosses over the four-ended wilderness of the cycle of rebirth."

29.35

saṃbhogapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
saṃbhogapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ ālaṃbaṇāiṃ khavei| nirālaṃbaṇassa ya āyayaṭṭhiyā jogā bhavaṃti| saeṇaṃ lābheṇa saṃtussai, paralābhaṃ no āsāei no takkei no pīhei no patthei no abhilasai| paralābhaṃ anā-sāyamāṇe atakkemāṇe apīhemāṇe apatthemāṇe anabhilasamāṇe duccaṃ suhasejjaṃ uvasaṃpajjittāṇaṃ viharai|

"By renunciation of common dining, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By renunciation of common dining, it destroys supports. For one without supports, activities become self-directed. Content with one's own gain, one does not taste, imagine, desire, pray for, or covet the gain of others. Not tasting, imagining, desiring, praying for, or coveting the gain of others, having attained an incomparable couch of bliss, one lives [at ease]."

29.36

uvahipaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
uvahipaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ apalimaṃthaṃ jaṇayai| niruvahie ṇaṃ jīve nikkaṃkhe uvahimaṃtareṇa ya na saṃkilissaī|

"By renunciation of possessions (upadhi), Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By renunciation of possessions, it produces freedom from obstacles. Free from possessions, without desire, the soul does not suffer affliction on account of possessions."

29.37

āhārapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
āhārapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ jīviyāsaṃsappaogaṃ vocchiṃdai, vocchiṃdittā jīve āhāramaṃtareṇaṃ na saṃkilissai|

"By renunciation of food, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By renunciation of food, it cuts off attachment to longing for life; having cut it off, the soul does not suffer affliction on account of food."

29.38

kasāyapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
kasāyapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ vīyarāgabhāvaṃ jaṇayai| vīyarāgabhāvapaḍivanne vi ya ṇaṃ jīve samasuhadukkhe bhavai|

"By renunciation of passions, Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By renunciation of passions, it produces the state of being free from passion (vītarāga). Having attained the state of being free from passion, the soul becomes equanimous in pleasure and pain."

29.39

jogapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
jogapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ ajogattaṃ jaṇayai| ajogī ṇaṃ jīve navaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai puvvabaddhaṃ nijjarei|

"By renunciation of activity (yoga), Sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By renunciation of activity, it produces inactivity. Inactive, the soul does not bind new karma and sheds previously bound [karma]."

29.40

sarīrapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
sarīrapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ siddhāisayaguṇattaṇaṃ nivvattei| siddhāisayaguṇasaṃpanne ya ṇaṃ jīve logagga-muvagae paramasuhī bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through renunciation of the body?”
“Through renunciation of the body it achieves the state of the extraordinary qualities of a perfected soul; and having attained the extraordinary qualities of a perfected soul, the soul reaches the pinnacle of the universe and attains supreme bliss.”

29.41

sahāyapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
sahāyapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ egībhāvaṃ jaṇayai| egībhāvabhūe vi ya ṇaṃ jīve egaggaṃ bhāvemāṇe appasadde appajjhaṃjjhe appakalahe appakasāe appatumaṃtume saṃjamabahule saṃvarabahule samāhie yāvi bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through renunciation of companions?”
“Through renunciation of companions it produces solitary existence; and having attained solitary existence, cultivating one-pointedness, it becomes of few words, free of disputes, free of quarrels, free of passions, free of mutual altercation, rich in self-restraint, rich in stoppage of karma, and concentrated.”

29.42

bhattapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
bhattapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ anegāiṃ bhavasayāiṃ niruṃbhai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through renunciation of food?”
“Through renunciation of food it blocks hundreds of rebirths.”

By renouncing all food he prevents his being born again many hundreds of times.

29.43

sabbhāvapaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
sabbhāvaccakkhāṇeṇaṃ aniyaṭṭiṃ jaṇayai| aniyaṭṭipaḍivanne ya anagāre cattāri kevalikammaṃse khavei, taṃ jahā–veyaṇijjaṃ āuyaṃ nāmaṃ goyaṃ| tao pacchā sijjhai bujjhai muccai parinivvāei savvadukkhāṇamaṃtaṃ karei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through renunciation of worldly existence?”
“Through renunciation of worldly existence it produces non-regression; and having entered upon non-regression, the homeless mendicant destroys the four portions of karma belonging to an omniscient one, namely: feeling-producing, lifespan-determining, body-making, and status-determining. Thereafter it becomes perfected, enlightened, liberated, completely unburdened, and puts an end to all suffering.”

29.44

paḍirūvayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
paḍirūvayāe ṇaṃ lāghaviyaṃ jaṇayai| lahubhūe ṇaṃ jīve appamatte pāgaḍaliṃge pasatthaliṃge visuddhasammatte sattasamiisamatte savvapāṇabhūyajīvasattesu vīsasaṇijjarūve appaḍilehe jiiṃdie viulatavasamiisamannāgae yāvi bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through conformity to the rule?”
“Through conformity to the rule it produces lightness; and having become light, vigilant, with open external marks, with praiseworthy external marks, with pure right view, endowed with the seven circumspections, trustworthy in form among all breathing beings, living beings, souls, and sentient beings, free from inspection, with senses conquered, it becomes endowed with extensive austerities and circumspections.”

29.45

veyāvacceṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
veyāvacceṇaṃ titthayaranāmagottaṃ kammaṃ nibaṃdhai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through service?”
“Through service it binds the karma of the name and status of a Tīrthaṅkara.”

By doing service he acquires the Karman which brings about for him the nâman and gôtra of a Tîrthakara.

29.46

savvaguṇasaṃpannayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
savvaguṇasaṃpannayāe ṇaṃ apuṇarāvattiṃ jaṇayai| apuṇarāvattiṃ pattae ya ṇaṃ jīve sārīramānasāṇaṃ dukkhāṇaṃ no bhāgī bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through endowment with all virtues?”
“Through endowment with all virtues it produces non-return; and having attained non-return, the soul no longer partakes of physical and mental sufferings.”

29.47

vīyarāgayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
vīyarāgayāe ṇaṃ nehānubaṃdhanāni taṇhānubaṃdhanāni ya vocchiṃdai manussesu saddapharisarasarūvagaṃdhesu ceva virajjai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through freedom from attachment?”
“Through freedom from attachment it cuts off the bonds of affection and the bonds of craving, and becomes detached from sounds, touches, tastes, forms, and smells among human beings.”

29.48

khaṃtīe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
khaṃtīe ṇaṃ parīsahe jiṇai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through forbearance?”
“Through forbearance it conquers hardships.”

29.49

muttīe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
muttīe ṇaṃ akiṃcaṇaṃ jaṇayai| akiṃcaṇe ya jīve atthalolāṇaṃ apatthaṇijjo bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through freedom from greed?”
“Through freedom from greed it produces possessionlessness; and being possessionless, the soul cannot be solicited by those greedy for wealth.”

29.50

ajjavayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
ajjavayāe ṇaṃ kāujjuyayaṃ bhāvujjuyayaṃ bhāsujjuyayaṃ avisaṃvāyaṇaṃ jaṇayai| avisaṃvāyaṇa-saṃpannayāe ṇaṃ jīve dhammassa ārāhae bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through uprightness?”
“Through uprightness it produces bodily straightforwardness, mental straightforwardness, verbal straightforwardness, and non-deceitfulness; and being endowed with non-deceitfulness, the soul becomes a propitiator of the Dharma.”

29.51

maddavayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
maddavayāe ṇaṃ anussiyattaṃ jaṇayai| anussiyatte ṇaṃ jīve miumaddavasaṃpanne aṭṭha mayaṭṭhāṇāiṃ niṭṭhavei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through gentleness?”
“Through gentleness it produces humility; and through humility, endowed with softness and gentleness, the soul brings to an end the eight grounds of pride.”

29.52

bhāvasacceṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
bhāvasacceṇaṃ bhāvavisohiṃ jaṇayai| bhāvavisohīe vaṭṭamāṇe jīve arahaṃtapannattassa dhammassa ārāhaṇayāe abbhuṭṭhei, arahaṃtapannatassa dhammassa ārāhaṇayāe abbhuṭṭhittā paralogadhammassa ārāhae havai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through truthfulness of disposition?”
“Through truthfulness of disposition it produces purity of mind; abiding in purity of mind, the soul applies itself to propitiating the Dharma taught by the Arhats; having applied itself to propitiating the Dharma taught by the Arhats, it becomes a propitiator of the Dharma of the world beyond.”

By sincerity of mind he obtains purity of mind, which will cause him to exert himself for the fulfilment of the Law which the Ginas have proclaimed; and he will practise the Law in the next world too.

29.53

karaṇasacceṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
karaṇasacceṇaṃ karaṇasattiṃ jaṇayai| karaṇasacce vaṭṭamāṇe jīve jahāvāī tahākārī yāvi bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through truthfulness of conduct?”
“Through truthfulness of conduct it produces capacity for right action; abiding in truthfulness of conduct, the soul acts just as it speaks.”

29.54

jogasacceṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
jogasacceṇaṃ jogaṃ visohei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through truthfulness of activity?”
“Through truthfulness of activity it purifies activity.”

29.55

managuttayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
managuttayāe ṇaṃ jīve egaggaṃ jaṇayai| egaggacitte ṇaṃ jīve managutte saṃjamārāhae bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through guarding of the mind?”
“Through guarding of the mind the soul produces one-pointedness; with a one-pointed mind, guarded in mind, the soul becomes a propitiator of self-restraint.”

29.56

vaiguttayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
vaiguttayāe ṇaṃ nivviyāraṃ jaṇayai| nivviyāreṇaṃ jīve vaigutte ajjhappajogajjhāṇagutte yāvi viharai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through guarding of speech?”
“Through guarding of speech it produces freedom from perturbation; free from perturbation, guarded in speech, the soul lives guarded by spiritual engagement and meditation.”

29.57

kāyaguttayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
kāyaguttayāe ṇaṃ saṃvaraṃ jaṇayai| saṃvareṇaṃ kāyagutte puṇo pāvāsavanirohaṃ karei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through guarding of the body?”
“Through guarding of the body it produces stoppage of karma; guarded in body through stoppage of karma, it again effects the blocking of sinful inflows.”

29.58

manasamāhāraṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
manasamāhāraṇayāe ṇaṃ egaggaṃ jaṇayai, jaṇaittā nāṇapajjave jaṇayai, jaṇaittā sammattaṃ visohei micchattaṃ ca nijjarei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through concentration of the mind?”
“Through concentration of the mind it produces one-pointedness; having produced [it], it produces modes of knowledge; having produced [them], it purifies right view and wears away false view.”

29.59

vaisamāhāraṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
vaisamāhāraṇayāe ṇaṃ vaisāhāraṇadadaṃsaṇapajjave visohei, visohettā sulahabohiyattaṃ nivvattei dullahabohiyattaṃ nijjarei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through concentration of speech?”
“Through concentration of speech it purifies the modes of faith associated with speech; having purified [them], it achieves the condition of easily attained enlightenment and wears away the condition of difficultly attained enlightenment.”

29.60

kāyasamāhāraṇayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
kāyasamāhāraṇayāe ṇaṃ carittapajjave visohei, visohettā ahakkhāyacarittaṃ visohei, visohettā cattāri kevalikammaṃse khavei| tao pacchā sijjhai bujjhai muccai parinivvāei savvadukkhāṇamaṃtaṃ karei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through concentration of the body?”
“Through concentration of the body it purifies the modes of conduct; having purified [them], it purifies perfect conduct; having purified [it], it destroys the four portions of karma belonging to an omniscient one. Thereafter it becomes perfected, enlightened, liberated, completely unburdened, and puts an end to all suffering.”

29.61

nāṇasaṃpannayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
nāṇasaṃpannayāe ṇaṃ jīve savvabhāvāhigamaṃ jaṇayai| nāṇasaṃpanne ṇaṃ jīve cāuraṃte saṃsārakaṃtāre na viṇassai| nāṇavinayatavacarittajoge saṃpāuṇai, sasamayaparasamayasaṃghāyaṇijje bhavai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through endowment with knowledge?”
“Through endowment with knowledge the soul produces comprehension of all states of existence; endowed with knowledge, the soul is not lost in the four-cornered wilderness of the cycle of rebirth; it attains engagement in knowledge, discipline, austerity, and conduct, and is unassailable by one’s own doctrines and by doctrines of others.”

29.62

jahā sūī sasuttā paḍiyā vi na vinassai |
tahā jīve sasutte saṃsāre na vinassai ||

Just as a threaded needle is not lost even when dropped, / so the soul possessed of the sūtra is not lost in the cycle of rebirth.

29.63

daṃsaṇasaṃpannayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
daṃsaṇasaṃpannayāe ṇaṃ bhavamicchattacheyaṇaṃ karei, paraṃ na vijjhāyai| paraṃ avijjhāemāṇe anuttareṇaṃ nāṇadaṃsaṇeṇaṃ appāṇaṃ saṃjoemāṇe sammaṃ bhāvemāṇe virahai|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through endowment with faith?”
“Through endowment with faith it cuts off the false views of worldly existence and does not desire anything else; not desiring anything else, uniting itself with unexcelled knowledge and faith, meditating properly, it abides [in freedom].”

29.64

carittasaṃpannayāe ṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
carittasaṃpannayāe ṇaṃ selesībhāvaṃ jaṇayai| selesiṃ paḍivanne ya anagāre cattāri kevalikammaṃse khavei| tao pacchā sijjhai bujjhai muccai parinivvāei savvadukkhāṇamaṃtaṃ karei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through endowment with conduct?”
“Through endowment with conduct it produces the state of immovable steadiness; and the homeless mendicant, having entered upon immovable steadiness, destroys the four portions of karma belonging to an omniscient one. Thereafter it becomes perfected, enlightened, liberated, completely unburdened, and puts an end to all suffering.”

29.65

soiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
soiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ maṇunnāmanunnesu saddesu rāgadosaniggahaṃ jaṇayai, tappaccaiyaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through restraint of the ear sense organ?”
“Through restraint of the ear sense organ it produces restraint of attachment and aversion regarding agreeable and disagreeable sounds, binds no karma caused by that, and wears away what was previously bound.”

29.66

cakkhiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
cakkhiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ maṇunnāmanunnesu rūvesu rāgadosaniggahaṃ jaṇayai, tappaccaiya kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

“Sir, what does the soul produce through restraint of the eye sense organ?”
“Through restraint of the eye sense organ it produces restraint of attachment and aversion regarding agreeable and disagreeable forms, binds no karma caused by that, and wears away what was previously bound.”

29.67

ghāṇiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
ghāṇiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ maṇunnāmanunnesu gaṃdhesu rāgadosaniggahaṃ jaṇayai, tappaccaiyaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

"By subjugation of the sense organ of smell, sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By subjugation of the sense organ of smell, it produces subjugation of attachment and aversion towards agreeable and disagreeable smells; it does not bind karma caused by that, and it sheds what was previously bound."

29.68

jibbhiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
jibbhiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ maṇunnāmanunnesu rasesu rāgadosaniggahaṃ jaṇayai, tappaccaiyaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

"By subjugation of the sense organ of taste, sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By subjugation of the sense organ of taste, it produces subjugation of attachment and aversion towards agreeable and disagreeable tastes; it does not bind karma caused by that, and it sheds what was previously bound."

29.69

phāsiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
phāsiṃdiyaniggaheṇaṃ maṇunnāmanunnesu phāsesu rāgadosaniggahaṃ jaṇayai, tappaccaiyaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

"By subjugation of the sense organ of touch, sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By subjugation of the sense organ of touch, it produces subjugation of attachment and aversion towards agreeable and disagreeable touches; it does not bind karma caused by that, and it sheds what was previously bound."

29.70

kohavijaeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
kohavijaeṇaṃ khaṃtiṃ jaṇayai, kohaveyaṇijjaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

"By conquest of anger, sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By conquest of anger, it produces forbearance; it does not bind karma experienced as anger, and it sheds what was previously bound."

29.71

mānavijaeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
mānavijaeṇaṃ maddavaṃ jaṇayai, mānaveyaṇijjaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

"By conquest of conceit, sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By conquest of conceit, it produces gentleness; it does not bind karma experienced as conceit, and it sheds what was previously bound."

29.72

māyāvijaeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
māyāvijaeṇaṃ ujjubhāvaṃ jaṇayai, māyāveyaṇijjaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

"By conquest of deceit, sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By conquest of deceit, it produces uprightness; it does not bind karma experienced as deceit, and it sheds what was previously bound."

29.73

lobhavijaeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
lobhavijaeṇaṃ saṃtosībhāvaṃ janayai, lobhaveyaṇijjaṃ kammaṃ na baṃdhai, puvvabaddhaṃ ca nijjarei|

"By conquest of greed, sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By conquest of greed, it produces contentment; it does not bind karma experienced as greed, and it sheds what was previously bound."

29.74

pejjadosamicchādaṃsaṇavijaeṇaṃ bhaṃte! jīve kiṃ jaṇayai?
pejjadosamicchādaṃsaṇavijaeṇaṃ nāṇadaṃsaṇacarittārāhaṇayāe abbhuṭṭhei| aṭṭhavihassa kammassa kammagaṃṭhivimoyaṇayāe tappaḍhamayāe jahāṇupuvviṃ aṭṭhavīsaivihaṃ mohaṇijjaṃ kammaṃ ugghāei, paṃcavihaṃ nāṇāvaraṇijjaṃ navavihaṃ daṃsaṇāvaraṇijjaṃ paṃcavihaṃ aṃtarāyaṃ ee tinni vi kammaṃse jugavaṃ khavei|
tao pacchā anuttaraṃ anaṃtaṃ kasiṇaṃ paḍipuṇṇaṃ nirāvaraṇaṃ vitimiraṃ visuddhaṃ logālogappabhāvagaṃ kevalavaranāṇadaṃsaṇaṃ samuppāḍei| jāva sajogī bhavai tāva ya iriyāvahiyaṃ kammaṃ baṃdhai suhapharisaṃ dusamayaṭhiiyaṃ|
taṃ paḍhamasamae baddhaṃ biiyasamae veiyaṃ taiyasamae nijjiṇṇaṃ taṃ baddhaṃ puṭṭhaṃ udīriyaṃ veiyaṃ nijjiṇṇaṃ seyāle ya akammaṃ cāvi bhavai|

"By conquest of attachment, aversion, and false view, sir, what does the soul produce?"
"By conquest of attachment, aversion, and false view, it exerts itself in the practice of knowledge, faith, and conduct. In untying the karmic knot of the eightfold karma, it first destroys the twenty-eight kinds of deluding karma in regular succession; simultaneously it destroys these three portions of karma: the five kinds of knowledge-obscuring, the nine kinds of faith-obscuring, and the five kinds of obstructive [karma].
Thereafter it brings forth supreme, infinite, complete, entire, unobstructed, darkness-dispelling, pure, world-and-non-world-illuminating, excellent omniscient knowledge and faith. As long as it is with activity, so long it binds movement-produced karma of pleasant touch lasting two moments.
Bound in the first moment, experienced in the second moment, shed in the third moment: it is bound, touched, brought to fruition, experienced, and shed, and afterwards it is also without karma."

29.75

ahāuyaṃ pālaittā aṃtomuhuttaddhāvasesāue joganirohaṃ karemāṇe suhumakiriyaṃ appaḍivāi sukkajjhāṇaṃ jjhāyamāṇe tappaḍhamayāe manajogaṃ niruṃbhai, niruṃbhittā vaijogaṃ niruṃbhai, niruṃbhittā ānāpānanirohaṃ karei, karettā īsi paṃcarahassakkharuccāraddhāe ya ṇaṃ anagāre samucchinnakiriyaṃ aniyaṭṭisukkajjhāṇaṃ jjhiyāyamāṇe veyaṇijjaṃ āuyaṃ nāmaṃ gottaṃ ca ee cattāri vi kammaṃse jugavaṃ khavei|

"Having preserved the span of life, with a lifespan remaining of less than a muhūrta, stopping activity, meditating on pure meditation that has subtle activity and is non-falling, it first restrains mental activity; having restrained it, it restrains vocal activity; having restrained it, it restrains inhalation and exhalation; having done so, in the time of pronouncing just five short syllables, that homeless mendicant, meditating on pure meditation that has cut off all activity and is non-returning, simultaneously destroys these four portions of karma: feeling-producing, lifespan-determining, name-determining, and lineage-determining."

29.76

tao orāliyakammāiṃ ca savvāhiṃ vippajahaṇāhiṃ vippajahittā ujjuseḍhipatte aphusamāṇagaī uḍḍhaṃ egasamaeṇaṃ aviggaheṇaṃ tattha gaṃtā sāgārovautte sijjhai bujjhai muccai parinivvāei savva-dukkhāṇamaṃtaṃ karei|

"Then, having cast off gross and karmic [bodies] by complete abandonment, having attained a straight line with non-touching motion upwards in a single moment without alteration of direction, having arrived there, attending to differentiated consciousness, it becomes perfected, enlightened, liberated, completely cooled, and puts an end to all suffering."

29.77

esa khalu sammattaparakkamassa ajjhayaṇassa aṭṭhe samaṇeṇaṃ bhagavayā mahāvīreṇaṃ āghavie pannavie parūvie daṃsie uvadaṃsie|

"This indeed is the meaning of the lecture 'Exertion in Rightness', declared, expounded, set forth, shown, and demonstrated by the Blessed Śramaṇa Mahāvīra."