APPENDIX
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p a s é t r a n (place of-depositing th é corpse) or th'é placé o f self-sacrifice this is taught in
letters which have - heen written’ on tablets ; truly‘■those writings are: lik e ‘histories
which explain, every ’ kind of-Scie'nce. But the fate' of'man; cannot bè learned or
known by*letters ; such as a person’s being able to acquire profit, knowledge,'-'poverty or
distress*: of-these-there is*noTcertainty. Howevèr, do*hôt‘you reject"the sayirfg's-of
letters. - It i s y o u r ^ v il -inclinations that destroy-yonr-’bodies ; for he who first made
war,- his magic was very great,-because he could-throw off th e 'passions o f mankind^
like A r ju r ia ,- whose power in war and in mounting-his chariot was celebrated,"for -li(|
was guardedby all th e ^D e z e a s yes,' -he.could-becöirieja ta p a (ä devotee, ' released from’
the wants,-&cl incident t5 mankind) and pray fervently,- A r j u n a , ' when‘he «became a
ta p a , annulled-his body, his heart did not stray from'-his-duty ta th e D e z e a s : "his 'wishes
were therefore- complied with until his death ; yes, A r j u n a w a s indeed fav,o'öréd>'fey his
D e z e a s . And on(any o n e of-your forefathers dying-and fascend’ing to' heaven ;^dotyoii
imniédiâtely raake a picture'to personify that forefather ; “and do you adorn’and’provide
it with all softs o f eatables, (and respect it as your forefather'who has descended to ytiu,
and will' administer to all your Wants : such will b e ’th e case’.with a-person who'ipàys
respect to his forefathers. - -At night burn incense' and : manyulamps :;'tPüly.'Sö%
y a n g ' J a g a t - (the omnipotent)-and S a n g y a n g S i i r ia (the-stih)éwill''’be'ifavor'able to
y où; ' f o r S a n g y a n g S u r i a is th e -en ligh ten e r -o f the world, did1‘ every day''gives
lig h t to’darkness. ‘ A man who has arrived at the half o f his .term o f life bönc'èfyës-wéll
the separation o f his. soul from its’ covering f yonr existence-' is'like 'that o f the moon,
that-is :t®.’säy,-i from the new-’ to the frill, and from that to its exfrfeBfW-wan'e* biv'th’e
twenty-ninth day o f its age. .When- the inoon i&-thus__losttfr_ofn th’ë^e^Styÿt will then
certainly appear in the west and recommence th e first day o f its 'age: Whiîq.yô’udîve
ask from those who know the setting o f the-soul a-person who knows that-is certainly
discovered by his actions. B ut it is-best W ing that covering byVfoùfyc^ûsesj^water;
fire, air, earth ; if it is lost by means o f those four the body w ill certainly quickly bë'
removed, in the same manner asg o ld which is 'purified,"verily, itó cóTouff'will‘"bècóme
like that which is old. Thus the P a n d i l a makes preparations for'pray er.7 Thebést'inode
o f praying is by familiarizing ourselves with seclusion, which’is !by excessively torîüring
ïhe body ; birt;if-‘ybù should have been much reduced, your soul w ilf ’notfaf rivé at' those
three places.' Should a man become a R â t u , his sou lis one selected by thé D e z e a s which
has been introduced into a covering, and that covering is not à covering which has 'no1
been favoured by the D e z e a s , truly a covering which has héén elevated bÿ:thë -D e z é a s ^
for its good fortune has been very great. • The' descending o f that good fortune from
heaven is not like clouds dropping rain, which i f it fäll does so equally cSvlll vegetations!
Look at mankind ; i f you contemplate its'state when living, its existence is rid
more than that o f a herb which shoots_up on thé'fece o f the èarth. Concerning your
soul, it is like- dew, which hangs on the points ó f grass : such is its state. '
QN THE B,ACKVOF THE} STp^E,' '.,
j i t .is further related o f the three particulars o f his state, "which it is requisite .should
be the ornament of a man, as well as o f a man. becoming a R â t u . Those three things
are
•are a handsoriae woman,,' arn)S,'ia^dga3 |i 6.usei;l,.the,;firsfy because a. woman is the dis-
, .‘peller.oji grief, heaitdijjKigbniiSj ,sad-; jl|ej£^condfbecaiiserifems are ,tlie shield
,of li%; 4 be thi4d,*- because a house l^modj<3n < ^ ^ |j fy 1tigUed-body.c_ Le^ not ,a man
be at a distance ifroni'i1®g!!abovef.maptisned, for they are the.orn.amegtfji a.living man.
.This^toneis the means ogffaeilitating the ac'cess tq-tjip Ljfly.^nfiymii. supplications,,for
, ,humannature is feeble,and- Very faulty towards tlm'lS,dpreme.u And j^orepybr^f„yqu
have 'formed, any-jvjsh jjl.thq worMg, jtherj askt a s s ig n e e from,tiia^j&fpiy;j apd adorn
that,stone wi,th all kipd^of perfom.es and eatables which are mosfvgr^teTulfe I f j o u do
, £Pj £®rijainly;;t]ie..BaIdra wjlljb0 sfehanjed Upt-tq’grant you whateverjyou clesiqe,, because,
«tfe^yh.feand degth qf matfarevthe, same but-his’J^qdy^toYappearanc& is worthless when
deserted by (hp soul, and remains bf*np}further use ih the earth : it is f e tte r , [therefore!?
'thatfit .sh.ojjlfljbq Ipgt, [sp^that i>retprnjto. its ’original.;,, It^js r'different when 'the^mfr'is
.‘there during; I f yqy, ajisfaTa seek’fo r * fo o d j.t-b e r .e _ a r e .y hA y jn id d e s tfr i]r t,a t
Y goldsmith^;., oftpys^vho drawjfeures .of.differCT't’tk-indsi-.^onm.nrar.tir.P. cn oW v ■ those
-,Whp.understand,no trade,(gamble some t h i e v e . ; t S ^ ^ M p d e r . a s . these
•are„influenced by the pa^&iqns^ whighjar^violeat in^their actibnpnd/makejthe faculties
.Hjorbid.. O f ,the thfngs.forb^dden.by ,the,^flifrA th e jr s t is^dec&it.i t h ^ ^ ^ f p r i d e S
, jhypocrisyr: r cast these awnyfyom y,o.u.^IfYyc^iii^ne„a g'o.qd man- do.not.make
a habit of.mixing with the bad ;-for;jthpse bad persons ^i^q^een,.marked byjjhe D e m o s ,
^because „they cannot do good. ..(Yqn'do.-w.eUdnsass,opiating, with ^learnedipefrgle; who
have followed.the4 sayings o f the S a s tr jz ,’,riake,those,yrfor, ins.eparabl^|cpinpanTongfland
attach yoursglf to ..them. But do y d u not.jdes^isfej.the P ^ ^ i^ ^ ^ m o r q q s ,r a n < h% -
jnot.be ashamed.beforeJthei,bq]d. andtth€^rich1;}d(^.o#l^very- miicjiielevsite yoprsfelfylbetter
JmmWe arooags* men =r curb-yony ^passions,, Iqs jyonr .passi^nsj qret an .enemy
wi^in .ypu .jjjSgjitog,-jt is -with, pleasure and pain; 4hey.are-likerther-»iqy(»2g:flower
, without fyuit,-truly, as yetMcgrtgiin.. It is the. same with aliving.peysonwlxohasnOt
jygf arrived at the end q f .life, he^will be, very much misled jby ,his .riches •: there, are
.poor whojbecomejrjchjj Like the state1 of, a. fool who .(s^ymqqpscious o f his real^itua-
tion, that fool suffers pain fyom himself, because his actions are- o f his owq dictating.
In his own mind. be asks, Who ,is; thgre/likei m e^ . I have a ;g a d a (a warlike- instru-
,ini.eni)r who dares cope with ^ng,frt Sji^h a person is like -a [m&n^tajfr-wfricb^'^iKhei.
jriil am large! I am high!” A^fterwards jb,,is troddenpunder.’foJqt.1aqd''defilecl»by all
kinds of animals, but is.fqncpqsciqufi j/.SQjJoo says .the,fqol,„bujt xyi. qne^cares for-him.
As tp tbe.sign^by which to know such a fool, you have it from,his harsh, speakingi and
obstinate heart 5 he is without politeness, and has cdnfiden<m-only^ ^ .
And that fool, if he become great, ji^es .'an Umbrella on.-, a moonlight, night^Hrnlyyv
one who does so, has no shame, noj sense; a white ant seeking its food-does ino t. act
in that manner. Let the wise man ohserve the conduct of-the white dint; .ifecautioh in'
searching, for fo n d ; even a large tree, an embrace^ imisize_,. becdmes donsumedi rSn
can .men do who are. united, whose wishes are similar,,;for:theWisto'o'f penformancercf
living men so well executed a s'^ un anim ity . All- great) Motions-.are-owing to 'th e .
union