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; tumbling ; forming mimic windmills ; guessing at measures ; chariot races ; archery ; shooting marbles from the fingers ; guessing other people's thoughts ; and mimicking other people's acts. He, on the other hand, refrains from such games detrimental to virtue.

'This, too, (&c, see $ II, 2.)

5. 'Or whereas some Samara- Brâhmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue addicted to the use of elevated and ornamented couches or things to recline upon: that is to say, of large couches ; ornamented beds ; coverlets with long fleece ; embroidered counterpanes ; woollen coverlets, plain or worked with thick flowers ; cotton coverlets, worked with knots, or dyed with figures of animals ; fleecy carpets ; carpets inwrought with gold or with silk ; far-spreading carpets ; rich elephant housings, trappings, or harness ; rugs for chariots ; skins of the tiger or antelope ; and pillows or cushions ornamented with gold lace or embroidery. He, on the other hand, refrains from the use of such elevated or ornamented couches or things to recline upon.

4 This, too, (&c, see § II, 2.)
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6. ' Or whereas some Samara- Brihmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue addicted to the use of articles for the adornment of their persons : that is to say, unguents ; fragrant oils ; perfumed baths ; shampooings ; mirrors ; anti-mony for the eyebrows and eyelashes ; flowers ; cosmetics ; dentifrices ; bracelets ; diadems ; handsome walking-sticks; tiaras; swords; umbrellas; embroidered slippers; fillets; jewelry; fans of the buffalo tail ; and long white garments. He, on the other hand, refrains from the use of such articles for the adornment of the person.

'This, too, (&c, see § II, 2.)

7. ' Or whereas some Samana-Brahmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue addicted to mean talk : that is to say, tales of kings, of robbers, or of ministers of state ; tales of arms, of war, of terror; conversation respecting meats, drinks, clothes, couches, garlands, perfumes, relationships, equipages, streets, villages, towns, cities, provinces, women, warriors, demigods; fortune- telling ; hidden treasures in jars; ghost stories ; empty tales; disasters by sea ; accidents on shore ; things which are, and things which are not. He, on the other hand, refrains from such mean conversation.

' This, too, (&c, see $11, 2.)

8. ' Or whereas some Sama^a-Brihmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue addicted to wrangling: that is to say, to saying, " You are ignorant of this doctrine and discipline, but I understand them ! " " What do you know of doctrine or discipline ? " " You are heterodox, but I am orthodox ! " " My discourse is profitable, but yours is worthless ! " " That which you should speak

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to say, to saying, " You are ignorant of this doctrine and discipline, but I understand them ! " " What do you know of doctrine or discipline ? " " You are heterodox, but I am orthodox ! " " My discourse is profitable, but yours is worthless ! " " That which you should speak

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*95 first you speak last, and that which you should speak last you speak first ! " " What you have long studied I have completely overturned!" "Your errors are made quite plain ! " " You are disgraced ! " " Go away and escape from this disputation ; or if not, extricate yourself from your difficulties ! " He, on the other hand, refrains from such wrangling, ' This, too, (&c, see § II, 2.)

9. ' Or whereas some Samana-Br£hmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue addicted to performing the servile duties of a gobetween : that is to say, between kings, ministers of state, soldiers, Brâhmans, people of property, or young men, who say, " Come here ! " " Go there ! "

Take this to such a place ! " " Bring that here ! "
But he refrains from such servile duties of a
messenger.

' This, too, (&c, see § II, 2.)

10. ' Or whereas some Sama^a-Brihmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue addicted to hypocrisy: that is to say, they speak much ; they make high professions ; they disparage others ; and they are continually thirsting after gain. But he refrains from such hypocritical craft.

* This, too, (&c, see J II, 2.)'

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The Long Paragraphs on Conduct.

THE MAHA StLAJJ/.

1. 'Or whereas some Samana-Br4hmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue to gain a livelihood by such low arts, by such lying practices as these : that is to say, by divination from marks on the body ; by auguries ; by the interpretation of prognostics, of dreams, and of omens, good or bad ; by divinations from the manner in which cloth and other such things have been bitten by rats ; by sacrifices to the god of fire, offerings of Dabba grass, offerings with a ladle, offerings of husks, of bran, of rice, of clarified butter, of oil, and of liquids ejected from the mouth ; and by bloody sacrifices ; by teaching spells for preserving the body, for determining lucky sites, for protecting fields, for luck in war, against ghosts and goblins, to secure good harvests, to cure snake bites, to serve as antidotes for poison, and to cure bites of scorpions or rats; by divination, by the flight of hawks, or by the croaking of ravens ; by guessing at length of life ; by teaching spells to ward off wounds ; and by pretended knowledge of the language of beasts. —

'He, on the other hand, refrains from seeking a
livelihood by such low arts, by such lying practices.
' This, too, (&c, see $11, 2.)

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, or by the croaking of ravens ; by guessing at length of life ; by teaching spells to ward off wounds ; and by pretended knowledge of the language of beasts. —

'He, on the other hand, refrains from seeking a
livelihood by such low arts, by such lying practices.
' This, too, (&c, see $11, 2.)

2. ' Or whereas some Sama^a-Brihmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue to gain a livelihood by such low arts, by such lying ir.

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practices as these : that is to say, by explaining the good and bad points in jewels, sticks, garments, swords, arrows, bows, weapons of war, women, men, youths, maidens, male and female slaves, elephants, horses, bulls, oxen, goats, sheep, fowl, snipe, iguanas, long-eared creatures, turtle, and deer. —

'He, on the other hand, refrains from seeking a livelihood by such low arts, by such lying practices.

' This, too, (&c, see $11, 2.)

3. ' Or whereas some Samana-Br£hmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue to gain a livelihood by such low arts and such lying practices as these : that is to say, by foretelling future events, as these :

* " There will be a sortie by the king." " There will not be a sortie by the king." " The king within the city will attack." "The king outside the city will retreat." " The king within the city will gain the victory." " The king outside the city will be defeated." " The king outside the city will be the conqueror." " The king inside the city will be vanquished." Thus prophesying to this one victory and to that one defeat. —

4 He, on the other hand, refrains from seeking a livelihood by such low arts, by such lying practices.

' This, too, (&c, see $11, 2.)

4. * Or whereas some Samana-Brâhmans, who live on the food provided by the faithful, continue to gain a livelihood by such low arts and such lying practices as these : that is to say, by predicting —

' " There will be an eclipse of the moon." " There will be an eclipse of the sun." " There will be an eclipse of a planet." " The sun and the moon will be in conjunction." " The sun and the moon will be in

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opposition." 44 The planets will be in conjunction." " The planets will be in opposition." " There will be falling meteors, and fiery coruscations in the atmosphere." " There will be earthquakes, thunderbolts, and forked lightnings." " The rising and setting of the sun, moon, or planets will be cloudy or clear." And then : " The eclipse of the moon will have such and such a result." " The eclipse of the sun will have such and such a result." " The eclipse of the moon will have such and such a result." " The sun and the moon being in conjunction will have such and such a result." 44 The sun and the moon being in opposition will have such and such a result" 44 The planets being in conjunction will have such and such a result." 44 The planets being in opposition will have such and such a result." " The falling meteors and fiery