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1n he had come there he addressed the venerable Ananda, and said : ' Fold, I pray you, Ananda, the robe ; and spread it out for me. I am weary, Ananda, and must rest awhile ! ' ' Even so, Lord ! ' said the venerable Ananda, in assent, to the Blessed One, and spread out the robe folded fourfold. 25. And the Blessed One seated himself on the seat prepared for him ; and when he was seated, he addressed the venerable Ananda, and said : ' Fetch me, I pray you, Ananda, some water. I am thirsty, Ananda, and would drink/ 26. When he had thus spoken, the venerable Ananda said to the Blessed One : * But just now, 1 ' It should be understood,' says Buddhaghosa, ' that these are verses by the Theras who held the council/ And he repeats this at §§ 52, 56. 74 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. Lord, about five hundred carts have gone over. That water stirred up by the wheels has become shallow and flows fouled and turbid. This river KakuttM, Lord, not far off, is clear and pleasant, cool and transparent, easy to get down into, and delightful. There the Blessed One may both drink the water, and cool his limbs V 27. Again the second time the Blessed One addressed the venerable Ananda, and said : 4 Fetch me, I pray you, Ananda, some water. I am thirsty, Ananda, and would drink/ 28. And again the second time the venerable Ananda said to the Blessed One : ' But just now, Lord, about five hundred carts have gone over. That water stirred up by the wheels has become shallow and flows fouled and turbid. This river KakutthcL, Lord, not far off, is clear and pleasant, cool and transparent, easy to get down into, and delightful. There the Blessed One may both drink the water, and cool his limbs/ 29. Again the third time the Blessed One ad- dressed the venerable Ananda, and said: ' Fetch me, I pray you, Ananda, some water. I am thirsty, Ananda, and would drink/ 30. ' Even so, Lord ! ' said the venerable Ananda, in assent, to the Blessed One ; and taking a bowl he went down to the streamlet. And lo ! the streamlet which, stirred up by the wheels, was but just now become shallow, and was flowing fouled and turbid, had begun, when the venerable Ananda came up to it, to flow clear and bright and free from all turbidity. 1 A^^odika" tipasannodikd: satodikd ti madhurodhikd: sitodika ti tanu-sitala-salila : setaka ti nikkaddamd: supatitthd ti sundara-titthl (S.V. thru) Comp. IV, 56. IV, mahA-parinibbAna-sutta. 75 31. Then Ananda thought: 1 How wonderful, how marvellous is the great might and power of the Tathigata ! For this streamlet which, stirred up by the wheels, was but just now become shallow and flowing foul and turbid, now, as I come up to it, is flowing clear and bright and free from all turbidity/ 32.
2Then Ananda thought: 1 How wonderful, how marvellous is the great might and power of the Tathigata ! For this streamlet which, stirred up by the wheels, was but just now become shallow and flowing foul and turbid, now, as I come up to it, is flowing clear and bright and free from all turbidity/ 32. And taking water in the bowl he returned towards the Blessed One ; and when he had come where the Blessed One was he said to him : 4 How wonderful, how- marvellous is the great might and power of the Tathigata ! For this streamlet which, stirred up by the wheels, was but just now become shallow and flowing foul and turbid, now, as I come up to it, is flowing clear and bright and free from all turbidity. Let the Blessed One drink the water ! Let the Happy One drink the water ! ' Then the Blessed One drank of the water. 33. Now at that time a man named Pukkusa 1 , a, young Mallian, a disciple of A/dra K&l&ma's, was passing along the high road from Kusin&ri to Pdvd. 34. And Pukkusa, the young Mallian, saw the Blessed One seated at the foot of a tree. On seeing him, he went up to the place where the Blessed One was, and when he had come there he saluted the Blessed One, and took his rest respect- fully on one side. And when he was seated 1 The Pukkusa caste was one of the lower castes of Sudras. Compare Assalayana Sutta (Pischel), pp. 13, 35; Burnoufs 'In- troduction/ &c, pp. 144, 208 ; Lalita Vistara XXI, 17. But Bud- dhaghosa says Pukkusa must here be simply a name, as the Mallas were of the Khattiya caste. He adds that this Pukkusa was the owner of the five hundred carts that had just passed by ; and that A/ara Kalama was called A/ara because he was Dfgha-pingalo, Kalama being his family name. 7 6 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. Pukkusa, the young Mallian, said to the Blessed One : 4 How wonderful a thing is it, Lord ! and how marvellous, that those who have gone forth out of the world should pass their time in a state of mind so calm ! ' 35. 4 Formerly, Lord, A/dra K&l&ma was once walking along the high road ; and leaving the road he sat himself down under a certain tree to rest during the heat of the day. Now, Lord, five hun- dred carts passed by one after the other, each close to A/ara Kal&ma. And a certain man, who was fol- lowing close behind that caravan of carts, went up to the place where A/ara Kalima was, and when he was come there he spake as follows to A/ira Kilima : 4 44 But, Lord, did you see those five hundred carts go by ? " * 44 No, indeed, sir, I saw them not." * 44 But, Lord, did you hear the sound of them ? " * " No, indeed, sir, I heard not their sound." * " But, Lord, were you then asleep ? " 4 " No, sir, I was not asleep." 4 44 But, Lord, were you then conscious ? " * 44 Yes, I was conscious, sir." 4 " So that you, Lord, though you were both con- scious and awake, neither saw, nor heard the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, and each close to you.
3asleep ? " 4 " No, sir, I was not asleep." 4 44 But, Lord, were you then conscious ? " * 44 Yes, I was conscious, sir." 4 " So that you, Lord, though you were both con- scious and awake, neither saw, nor heard the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, and each close to you. Why, Lord, even your robe was sprinkled over with the dust of them ! " 4 44 It is even so, sir." 36. 4 Then thought that man: 44 How wonderful a thing is it, and how marvellous, that those who have gone forth out of the world should pass their time in a state of mind so calm ! So much so that a man though being both conscious and awake, IV. mahA-parinibbAna-sutta. 77 neither sees, nor hears the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, and each close to him." 'And after giving utterance to his deep faith in A/dra K&lima, he departed thence/ 37. ' Now what think you, Pukkusa, which is the more difficult thing either to do or to meet with — that a man being conscious and awake should neither see, nor hear the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, close to him, — or that a man, being conscious and awake, should neither see, nor hear the sound thereof when the falling rain goes on beating and splashing, and the lightnings are flashing forth, and the thunderbolts are crashing ? 9 38. 'What in comparison, Lord, can these five hundred carts do, or six or seven or eight or nine or ten hundred, yea, even hundreds and thousands of carts. That certainly is more difficult, both to do and to meet with, that a man being conscious and awake should neither see, nor hear the sound thereof when the falling rain goes on beating and splashing, and the lightnings are flashing forth, and the thunderbolts are crashing/ 39. 4 Now on one occasion, Pukkusa, I was dwelling at Atumi, and was at the Threshing-floor 1 . And at that time the falling rain begun to beat and to splash, and the lightnings to flash forth, and the thunderbolts to crash ; and two peasants, brothers, and four oxen were killed. Then, Pukkusa, a great multitude of people went forth from Atumi, and went up to the place where the two peasants, brothers, and the four oxen, lay killed. 1 Bhusagare ti kha/u-sal&ya/ra. (S. V. thrt) 78 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. 40. * Now at that time, Pukkusa, I had gone forth from the Threshing-floor, and was walking up and down thinking at the entrance to the Threshing- floor. And a certain man came, Pukkusa, out of that great multitude of people, up to the place where I was ; and when he came up he saluted me, and took his place respectfully on one side. 41. 'And as he stood there, Pukkusa, I said to the man : * " Why then, sir, is this great multitude of people assembled together ? " 4 " But just now, the falling rain began to beat and to splash, and the lightnings to flash forth, and the thunderbolts to crash ; and two peasants, bro- thers, were killed, and four oxen.
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1n he had come there he addressed the venerable Ananda, and said : ' Fold, I pray you, Ananda, the robe ; and spread it out for me. I am weary, Ananda, and must rest awhile ! ' ' Even so, Lord ! ' said the venerable Ananda, in assent, to the Blessed One, and spread out the robe folded fourfold. 25. And the Blessed One seated himself on the seat prepared for him ; and when he was seated, he addressed the venerable Ananda, and said : ' Fetch me, I pray you, Ananda, some water. I am thirsty, Ananda, and would drink/ 26. When he had thus spoken, the venerable Ananda said to the Blessed One : * But just now, 1 ' It should be understood,' says Buddhaghosa, ' that these are verses by the Theras who held the council/ And he repeats this at §§ 52, 56. 74 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. Lord, about five hundred carts have gone over. That water stirred up by the wheels has become shallow and flows fouled and turbid. This river KakuttM, Lord, not far off, is clear and pleasant, cool and transparent, easy to get down into, and delightful. There the Blessed One may both drink the water, and cool his limbs V 27. Again the second time the Blessed One addressed the venerable Ananda, and said : 4 Fetch me, I pray you, Ananda, some water. I am thirsty, Ananda, and would drink/ 28. And again the second time the venerable Ananda said to the Blessed One : ' But just now, Lord, about five hundred carts have gone over. That water stirred up by the wheels has become shallow and flows fouled and turbid. This river KakutthcL, Lord, not far off, is clear and pleasant, cool and transparent, easy to get down into, and delightful. There the Blessed One may both drink the water, and cool his limbs/ 29. Again the third time the Blessed One ad- dressed the venerable Ananda, and said: ' Fetch me, I pray you, Ananda, some water. I am thirsty, Ananda, and would drink/ 30. ' Even so, Lord ! ' said the venerable Ananda, in assent, to the Blessed One ; and taking a bowl he went down to the streamlet. And lo ! the streamlet which, stirred up by the wheels, was but just now become shallow, and was flowing fouled and turbid, had begun, when the venerable Ananda came up to it, to flow clear and bright and free from all turbidity. 1 A^^odika" tipasannodikd: satodikd ti madhurodhikd: sitodika ti tanu-sitala-salila : setaka ti nikkaddamd: supatitthd ti sundara-titthl (S.V. thru) Comp. IV, 56. IV, mahA-parinibbAna-sutta. 75 31. Then Ananda thought: 1 How wonderful, how marvellous is the great might and power of the Tathigata ! For this streamlet which, stirred up by the wheels, was but just now become shallow and flowing foul and turbid, now, as I come up to it, is flowing clear and bright and free from all turbidity/ 32.
2Then Ananda thought: 1 How wonderful, how marvellous is the great might and power of the Tathigata ! For this streamlet which, stirred up by the wheels, was but just now become shallow and flowing foul and turbid, now, as I come up to it, is flowing clear and bright and free from all turbidity/ 32. And taking water in the bowl he returned towards the Blessed One ; and when he had come where the Blessed One was he said to him : 4 How wonderful, how- marvellous is the great might and power of the Tathigata ! For this streamlet which, stirred up by the wheels, was but just now become shallow and flowing foul and turbid, now, as I come up to it, is flowing clear and bright and free from all turbidity. Let the Blessed One drink the water ! Let the Happy One drink the water ! ' Then the Blessed One drank of the water. 33. Now at that time a man named Pukkusa 1 , a, young Mallian, a disciple of A/dra K&l&ma's, was passing along the high road from Kusin&ri to Pdvd. 34. And Pukkusa, the young Mallian, saw the Blessed One seated at the foot of a tree. On seeing him, he went up to the place where the Blessed One was, and when he had come there he saluted the Blessed One, and took his rest respect- fully on one side. And when he was seated 1 The Pukkusa caste was one of the lower castes of Sudras. Compare Assalayana Sutta (Pischel), pp. 13, 35; Burnoufs 'In- troduction/ &c, pp. 144, 208 ; Lalita Vistara XXI, 17. But Bud- dhaghosa says Pukkusa must here be simply a name, as the Mallas were of the Khattiya caste. He adds that this Pukkusa was the owner of the five hundred carts that had just passed by ; and that A/ara Kalama was called A/ara because he was Dfgha-pingalo, Kalama being his family name. 7 6 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. Pukkusa, the young Mallian, said to the Blessed One : 4 How wonderful a thing is it, Lord ! and how marvellous, that those who have gone forth out of the world should pass their time in a state of mind so calm ! ' 35. 4 Formerly, Lord, A/dra K&l&ma was once walking along the high road ; and leaving the road he sat himself down under a certain tree to rest during the heat of the day. Now, Lord, five hun- dred carts passed by one after the other, each close to A/ara Kal&ma. And a certain man, who was fol- lowing close behind that caravan of carts, went up to the place where A/ara Kalima was, and when he was come there he spake as follows to A/ira Kilima : 4 44 But, Lord, did you see those five hundred carts go by ? " * 44 No, indeed, sir, I saw them not." * 44 But, Lord, did you hear the sound of them ? " * " No, indeed, sir, I heard not their sound." * " But, Lord, were you then asleep ? " 4 " No, sir, I was not asleep." 4 44 But, Lord, were you then conscious ? " * 44 Yes, I was conscious, sir." 4 " So that you, Lord, though you were both con- scious and awake, neither saw, nor heard the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, and each close to you.
3asleep ? " 4 " No, sir, I was not asleep." 4 44 But, Lord, were you then conscious ? " * 44 Yes, I was conscious, sir." 4 " So that you, Lord, though you were both con- scious and awake, neither saw, nor heard the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, and each close to you. Why, Lord, even your robe was sprinkled over with the dust of them ! " 4 44 It is even so, sir." 36. 4 Then thought that man: 44 How wonderful a thing is it, and how marvellous, that those who have gone forth out of the world should pass their time in a state of mind so calm ! So much so that a man though being both conscious and awake, IV. mahA-parinibbAna-sutta. 77 neither sees, nor hears the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, and each close to him." 'And after giving utterance to his deep faith in A/dra K&lima, he departed thence/ 37. ' Now what think you, Pukkusa, which is the more difficult thing either to do or to meet with — that a man being conscious and awake should neither see, nor hear the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, close to him, — or that a man, being conscious and awake, should neither see, nor hear the sound thereof when the falling rain goes on beating and splashing, and the lightnings are flashing forth, and the thunderbolts are crashing ? 9 38. 'What in comparison, Lord, can these five hundred carts do, or six or seven or eight or nine or ten hundred, yea, even hundreds and thousands of carts. That certainly is more difficult, both to do and to meet with, that a man being conscious and awake should neither see, nor hear the sound thereof when the falling rain goes on beating and splashing, and the lightnings are flashing forth, and the thunderbolts are crashing/ 39. 4 Now on one occasion, Pukkusa, I was dwelling at Atumi, and was at the Threshing-floor 1 . And at that time the falling rain begun to beat and to splash, and the lightnings to flash forth, and the thunderbolts to crash ; and two peasants, brothers, and four oxen were killed. Then, Pukkusa, a great multitude of people went forth from Atumi, and went up to the place where the two peasants, brothers, and the four oxen, lay killed. 1 Bhusagare ti kha/u-sal&ya/ra. (S. V. thrt) 78 THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. CH. 40. * Now at that time, Pukkusa, I had gone forth from the Threshing-floor, and was walking up and down thinking at the entrance to the Threshing- floor. And a certain man came, Pukkusa, out of that great multitude of people, up to the place where I was ; and when he came up he saluted me, and took his place respectfully on one side. 41. 'And as he stood there, Pukkusa, I said to the man : * " Why then, sir, is this great multitude of people assembled together ? " 4 " But just now, the falling rain began to beat and to splash, and the lightnings to flash forth, and the thunderbolts to crash ; and two peasants, bro- thers, were killed, and four oxen.
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