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Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

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26 <strong>Vimuttimagga</strong>A man should protect his virtue, with all his strength, as an ant protectsher egg, as a yak loves his tail, as one protects an only son or one's sole eye, 1as a diviner protects himself, as a poor man protects his treasure andas a fisherman protects his boat. More (strenuously) than these should hehonour and protect the virtue he has undertaken to observe. If he thus observes,his mind will be guarded, he will dwell in the peace <strong>of</strong> concentration and hisvirtue will acquire protection.1. (a) J. Ill, 375: Satthd attano sdvake rattiyd tayo vdre divasassa tayo vdre ti rattimdivamcha vdre olokento kiki vd andam viya camari va vdladhim viya mdtd piyaputtam viyaekacakkhuko puriso cakkhum viya rakkhati, tasmim tasmim yeva khane uppannakilesariinigganhati.(b) Vis Mag. 36, and Sddh.v. 621:Kiki va andam camariva vdladhimPiyam va puttam nayanam va ekakaiii,Tath' eva silam anurakhamanaka,Supesald hotha soda sagdravd.(c) Ap. 61, v.l6: Kiki va andam rakkheyya camari-r-iva vdladhimnipako silasampanno mamam rakkhi mahdmuni.In the Pali passages, (a), (b) and (c) above instead <strong>of</strong> ant the bird, blue jay, (kiki) occurs.

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