Aus dem Heiligen Akaranga-Sutra des Jainismus: Buch I -Vortrag 3, „Heiß und Kalt”, Teil 2 von 2

THIRD LESSON: ‘Knowing the connection of the world, carelessness is not for his benefit.’ ‘Look at the exterior world from analogy with thy own self; [then] thou wilt neither kill nor destroy living beings;’ ‘The gifted man, following the law, sees well his true interest.’ FOURTH LESSON: Faithful according to the commandment of the Tîrthakaras (founder of the Jain religion), wise, and understanding the world according to the commandment-such a man is without danger from anywhere. Therefore, a wise man should avoid wrath, pride, deceit, greed, love (attachment), hate, delusion, conception, birth, death, hell, animal existence, and pain.