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CEYLON BRANCH 



another state of being : by believing those of little wisdom, a 

 future state and new conception takes place. 



As a thief taken in the act is destroyed in consequence of 

 his own sinful deed, thus sinful conduct, by its own act, de- 

 stroys (punishes) men in a future state of being. 



The elegant, sweet, heart-pleasing, sensual enjoyments 

 in various modes changes the mind. Seeing the evils of sen- 

 suality, I, O King, became a houseless recluse. 



The child, the youth, the aged, at the dissolution of the body 

 fall as fruit from the tree. Seeing this, O King, I become a 

 recluse. Most excellent is the simplicity of self-control. 



