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ĀTMĀNUŚĀSANA – PRECEPT ON THE SOUL by Ācārya GUṆABHADRA (ca. 818–900 A.D.) [31]

    Alexander Zeugin
    By Alexander Zeugin

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    Gātha 29

     

    When the hunters do not hesitate to kill even the doe (she-deer) whose body trembles with fear, who is unprotected, innocent, has the body as her sole possession, and with blades of grass between her teeth, what to say of other (guilty, cruel) animals?

     

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      • Alexander Zeugin
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        Note 1:

        Explanatory note:

         

        It is a well-known and established worldly custom that the true brave does not attack anyone who is overtly coward, unprotected, not guilty, unarmed, and exhibits the sign of surrender (e.g., blades of grass between the teeth). Further, the brave never attacks women and children. The true brave will not use strength even if just one of the above-mentioned characteristics was present in the opponent. It is unfortunate that the merciless hunter does not hesitate to kill the doe (she-deer) exhibiting all these characteristics. Such an act is not only condemnable, it brings forth misery, here and hereafter.

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