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SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION (24) What you desire for yourself desire for others too, what you do not desire for yourself do not desire for others too-this is the teaching of the Jina.
3. PRECEPTS OF RELIGIOUS ORDER
(25) A religious order is accumulation of virtues: a religious order frees people from the pollution of Karmas and conjoins together Right Faith, Right Knowledge and Right Conduct.
(26) The (said) three jewels alone constitute a gaña, what leads to the path of Salvation constitutes a gaccha: the accumulation of virtues is Sangha and a pure soul is "Samaya" (right doctrine).
(27) The Sangha grants assurance, evokes confidence and gives peace like a cool chamber. It is affectionate like the parents and affords shelter to all living beings so be not afraid of the Sangha,
(28) Blessed are those who reside life-long in their preceptor's entourage as they acquire knowledge and specially attain stability in faith and conduct.
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