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The Religions of India

CHAPTER XI
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Now if one turns to 11.

29-30 he finds both views combined.

In the parallel passage in [=A]pastamba only better or worse re-births are promised as a reward for good or evil (2.5.11.

10-11); but here it is said: "The castes and orders that remain by their duty, having died, having enjoyed the fruits of their acts, with the remnant of their (merit) obtain re-birth, having an excellent country, caste, and family; having long life, learning, good conduct, wealth, happiness, and wisdom.

They of different sort are destroyed in various ways." Here, heavenly joys (such as are implied by _ni[h.]creyasam_ in 26) are to be enjoyed first, and a good birth afterwards, and by implication one probably has to interpret the next sentence to mean 'they are sent to hell and then re-born in various low births.' This, too, is Manu's rule (below).


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