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Uttarajjhayana 29.49

Uttarajjhayaṇa 29.49

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Ardhamāgadhī Prakrit

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.”

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