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"6. The giving alms, a religious life, aid rendered to
relatives, blameless acts: this is the greatest blessing.
"7. The abstaining from sins and the avoiding them, the
eschewing of intoxicating drink, diligence in good deeds: this
is the greatest blessing.
"8. Reverence and humility, contentment and gratefulness, the
hearing of the law in the right time: this is the greatest
blessing.
"9. Patience and mild speech, the association with those
who have subdued their passions, the holding of religious
discourse in the right time: this is the greatest blessing.
"10. Temperance and charity, the discernment of holy truth, the
perception of Nibbana: this is the greatest blessing.
"11. The mind of any one unshaken by the ways of the world,
exemption from sorrow, freedom from passion, and security:
this is the greatest blessing.
"12. Those who having done these things become invincible on
all sides, attain happiness on all sides: this is the greatest
blessing."
"At another time also Gotama Buddha was discoursing on caste.


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