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Оглавление“Who in this world would be lax
in favoring a beggar with wealth
when they see my eyes of divine power,
produced by the merit of giving?
I can see an object in any direction
as clearly as if it were near,
even when concealed by mountains
and a hundred leagues afar.
Giving arises from humility and compassion
for others.
What way of gaining prosperity is greater than this?
In this very life, after giving a human eye,
I have received a non-human, divine eye.
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Knowing this, Shibis, make your wealth bear fruit by giving gifts and enjoying the reward. This is the path to fame and increased happiness in both this world and the next.
Wealth itself is essenceless and trifling.
Its essence lies in being given by benefactors
of the world.
When given, it becomes a treasure.
When ungiven, it ends only in loss.”
So it is that the Lord acquired the Good Teaching for us through hundreds of difficult feats. One should therefore listen to it reverently.
