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be abandoned by right use 1 ?

' Herein, brethren, a Bhikkhu, wisely reflecting, makes use of his robes for the purpose only of warding off the cold, of warding off the heat, of warding off the contact of gad-flies and mosquitoes, of wind and sun, and snakes ; and of covering his nakedness 2 .

25. ' Wisely reflecting, he makes use of alms, not for sport or sensual enjoyment, not for adorning or beautifying himself, but solely to sustain the body in life, to prevent its being injured, to aid himself in the practice of a holy life — thinking the while, "Thus shall I overcome the old pain, and shall incur no new ; and everywhere shall I be at ease, and free from blame."

26. ' Wisely reflecting, he makes use of an abode ; only to ward off cold, to ward off heat, to ward off the contact of gad-flies and mosquitoes, of wind and sun, and snakes ; only to avoid the dangers of the climate, and to secure the delight of privacy.

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2 Compare Dickson's Kammava^d, p. 7, where the reading, however, is wrong.

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27. 'Wisely reflecting, he makes use of medicine and other necessaries for the sick; only to ward off the pain that causes injury, and to preserve his health.

28. * For whereas, brethren, to the man not making such right use, Asavas may arise, full of vexation and distress ; to the man making such right use, the Asavas, full of vexation and distress, are not

* These, brethren, are called the Asavas to be abandoned by right use.

29. ' And which, brethren, are the Asavas to be abandoned by endurance 1 ?

' Herein, brethren, a Bhikkhu, wisely reflecting, is patient under cold and heat, under hunger and thirst, under the contact of gad-flies and mosquitoes, of wind and sun, and snakes ; he is enduring under abusive words, under bodily suffering, under pains however sharp, rough, severe, unpleasant, disagreeable, and destructive even to life.

30. ' For whereas, brethren, to the man who endureth not, Asavas may arise, full of vexation and distress ; to him who endures, the Asavas, full of vexation and distress, are not.

' These, brethren, are called the Asavas to be abandoned by endurance.

31. 'And which, brethren, are the Asavas to be abandoned by avoidance 2 ?

' Herein, brethren, a Bhikkhu wisely reflecting, avoids a rogue elephant, he avoids a furious horse, he avoids a wild bull, he avoids a mad dog, a snake, a stump in th^ path, a thorny bramble, a pit, a precipice, a dirty tank or pool. When tempted to

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sit in a place where one should not sit, or to walk where one should not walk, or to cultivate the acquaintance of bad companions, he is skilled to shun the evil: and wisely reflecting he avoids that, as a place whereon one should not sit, that, as a place wherein one should not walk, those men, as companions that are bad.

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ot sit, or to walk where one should not walk, or to cultivate the acquaintance of bad companions, he is skilled to shun the evil: and wisely reflecting he avoids that, as a place whereon one should not sit, that, as a place wherein one should not walk, those men, as companions that are bad.

32. 'For whereas, brethren, to the man who avoideth not, Asavas may arise, full of vexation and distress ; to him who avoids, the Asavas, full of vexation and distress, are not.

'These, brethren, are called the Asavas to be abandoned by avoidance.

33. 'And which, brethren, are the Asavas to be abandoned by removal 1 ?

' Herein, brethren, a Bhikkhu, wisely reflecting, when there has sprung up within him a lustful thought, that he endureth not, he puts it away, he removes it, he destroys it, he makes it not to be ; when there has sprung up within him an angry thought, a malicious thought, some sinful, wrong disposition, that he endureth not, he puts it away, he removes it, he destroys it, he makes it not to be.

34. ' For whereas, brethren, to the man who removeth not, Asavas may arise, full of vexation and distress; to him who removes, the Asavas, full of vexation and distress, are not.

'These, brethren, are called the Asavas to be abandoned by removal.

35. ' And which, brethren, are the Asavas to be abandoned by cultivation 2 ?

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ALL THE ASAVAS.

* 1 Herein, brethren, a Bhikkhu, wisely reflecting, cultivates that part of the higher wisdom called Mindfulness, dependent on seclusion, dependent on passionlessness, dependent on the utter ecstasy of contemplation, resulting in the passing off of thoughtlessness.

36. 4 He cultivates that part of the higher wisdom called Search after Truth, he cultivates that part of the higher wisdom called Energy, he cultivates that part of the higher wisdom called Joy, he cultivates that part of the higher wisdom called Peace, he cultivates that part of the higher wisdom called Earnest Contemplation, he cultivates that part of the higher wisdom called Equanimity — each dependent on seclusion, dependent on passionlessness, dependent on the utter ecstasy of contemplation, resulting in the passing off of thoughtlessness.

37. * For whereas, brethren, to the man who cultivated not, Asavas may arise, full of vexation and distress ; to him who cultivates, the Asavas, full of vexation and distress, are not.

'These, brethren, are called the Asavas to be abandoned by cultivation.

38. 'And then when a Bhikkhu has by insight put away the Asavas to be abandoned by insight, and by subjugation has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by subjugation, and by right use has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by right use, and by endurance has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by endurance, and by avoidance has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by avoidance,

1 Compare Mahâparinibbâna Sutta I, 9.

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abandoned by subjugation, and by right use has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by right use, and by endurance has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by endurance, and by avoidance has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by avoidance,

1 Compare Mahâparinibbâna Sutta I, 9.

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and by removal has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by removal, and by cultivation has put away the Asavas to be abandoned by cultivation — that Bhikkhu, brethren, remains shut in by the subjugation of the Asavas, he has destroyed that Craving Thirst, by thorough penetration of mind he has rolled away every Fetter, and he has made an end of Pain/

39. Thus spake the Blessed One; and those Bhikkhus, glad at heart, exalted the word of the Blessed One.

End of the Sabbisava Sutta.

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INDEX.

Abhibhayatanani, the eight, pages 49,
50.

Addhariya Brahmans, 171.
Age of the Suttas, x.
A^atasattu, king of Magadha, 1,
131.

A^ita,one of the Six Teachers, 106.
Aâravati river, 167, 178.
Alabaster, Mr., 141.
Allakappa, name of a place, 13a.
AVara Kalama, teacher, 75-77.
Ambagama, near Vesali, 66.
Ambala///6ika, near Ra^agaha, 12.
Ambapali, the courtezan, 28.

— entertains the Buddha, 30-32. Ananda's sorrow and imperfection,

95, 96.

— his character, 97, 98, 118, 119. Ananda iTetiya, 66.

Angels. See Tavatiaasa.

— called devatS, 45.

— on the point of a needle, 88.

— desire to become an, is spiritual

bondage, 227.
Angirasa, a Vedic poet, 172.
Apadesa, 66.

Appama««as, the four, 201, 273.
Arahat Buddhas, 13, 104.
Arahats, who are, &c, 107, 119.
Arahatship and the Ten Fetters,
222.

Arahatship and Nirvaaa, 243.
Asavas, 293-307.

— translation of, 295.
Assemblies, the eight, 48, 49.
Astrology, 197, 198.
Atuma, name of a village, 77.
Atthaka, Vedic poet, 172.

Bahuputta Xetiya, 40.
Baptism, 1.

Beal, the Rev. Samuel, 118, 255.
Beluva, near Vesali, 34.

Benares, 99.
Benares muslin, 54, 92.
Bhadda, convert at Nadika, 25, 26.
Bhagu, a Vedic poet, 172.
Bha^Ja-gama, near Vesali, 64, 66.
Bharadvi^a, a young Brahman, 168-
170.

— a Vedic poet, 17a.
Bhikkhu, meaning of, 5.
Bhoga-nagara, near Vesali, 66.
Bible, texts in, referred to —

1 Samuel xxviii, 208.

2 Kings vi. 17, 19.
Matthew v. 20, 160.
Matthew xi. 21, 46.
Matthew xv. 14, xxii. 26, 173.
Matthew xvii. 31, 207.
Mark ix. 29, 207.

Luke vii. 37-39, 34-
Acts ii. 6, 142.
Philippians ii. 12, 114.
Philippians iii. 13, 7.
2 Peter i. 10, 114.
Revelation xxi. 19-21, S45, 349.
Bigandet's Legend of Gaudama, xxxii.

— quoted, xvi, 32, 33, 34, 8a.
Bodisat, the, 339.
Bogg^anga, 9, 14.

Bonds, the five, 181.

— the ten, 222.

Brahma, the supreme deity, 116,

162-165.
Brahmaiariya Brahmans, 171.
Brahmans, 160, 180-185.

— different schools of, 171.
Brahma-viharas, the four, 201, 273.
Brick Hall, the, at Nadika, 24.
Buddha, the, description of character

of, 27, 169.

— his relation to the Order, 37.

— his last illness, 35.

— date of death of the, xlviii. Buddhahood, how reached, 14.