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116. 2). 10. And when that night had elapsed (&c., as in § 7, down to:). Having thus sent away the Gadila Uruvel4 Kassapa, he went to pluck a fruit from a mango tree growing near the gambu tree after which this continent of Gambudtpa is named, &c. He 1 Very probably it is this story in which a similar legend has originated that the Ceylonese tell about Mahinda, the converter of their island ; see Dipavamsa XII, 75. I, 20,12, ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 129 went to pluck a fruit from an emblic myrobalan tree, &c., from a yellow myrobalan tree growing near the gambu tree, &c. He went to the TAvatimsa heaven to pluck a pari&éfattaka (or parigataka) flower; then arriving before Kassapa he sat down in the fire room. Then the Ga/éila Uruvelé Kassapa saw (&c., as in § 8). 11. ‘When I had sent you away, Kassapa, I went to the T4vatissa heaven to pluck a pari#éhattaka flower; then I arrived before you and sat down in the fire room. Here is the p4ri#éhattaka flower, Kassapa ; it is beautiful and fragrant ; you may take it, if you like.’ ‘Nay, great Samama, to you alone it is becoming to keep it; keep it yourself.’ And the Gadzila (&c., as in § 9). ‘He is not, however, holy as I am.’ 12. At that time one day the Gatilas, who wished to attend on their sacred fires, could not succeed in splitting fire-wood. Now these Ga/éilas thought: ‘Doubtless this is the magical power and the high faculty of the great Samava that we cannot succeed in splitting fire-wood. Then the Blessed One said to the Gadila Uruvela Kassapa: ‘Shall the fire-wood be split, Kassapa ?’ ‘Let it be split, great Samaza.’ Then in a moment the five hundred pieces of fire-wood! were split. And the Gaftila Uruvela 1 Bigandet (Life of Gaudama, p. 135) translates this passage from the Burmese version: ‘ Gaudama split it in a moment, in five hundred pieces.’ Doubtless the true meaning is, that there were five hundred pieces of wood, one for each of the five hundred Gafilas over whom was Kassapa chief. In the following two stories (§§ 13, 14):we have five hundred sacred fires. [13] K 130 MAHAVAGGA. I, 20, 13. Kassapa thought: ‘Truly the great Samama possesses high magical powers and great faculties, since even the fire-wood splits itself (at his command). He is not, however, holy like me.’ 13. At that time the Ga/ilas who wished to attend on their sacred fires, could not succeed in lighting up the fires (&c., as in the preceding story). 14. At that time the Ga/ilas, after having attended on their sacred fires, could not succeed in extinguishing the fires (&c., as above).
2At that time the Ga/ilas who wished to attend on their sacred fires, could not succeed in lighting up the fires (&c., as in the preceding story). 14. At that time the Ga/ilas, after having attended on their sacred fires, could not succeed in extinguishing the fires (&c., as above). 15. At that time in the cold winter nights, in the time between the ashéak4 festivals !, when snow falls, the Gasilas plunged into the river Nera#gar4, and emerged again, and repeatedly plunged into the water and emerged. And the Blessed One created five hundred vessels with burning fire?; at those the Gadilas coming out of the river warmed themselves. And the Ga¢ilas thought: ‘ Doubtless this is the magical power and the high faculty of the great Samava that these vessels with fire have been caused to appear here. And the Gafila Uruvela Kassapa thought: ‘Truly the great Samavza possesses high magical powers and great faculties, since he can create such great vessels with fire. He is not, however, holy like me.’ 16. At that time a great rain fell out of season; and a great inundation arose. The place where the Blessed One lived was covered with water. Then 1 The ash/aka festivals, about which accurate details are given in the Grzhya Sftras, were celebrated about the wane of the moon of the winter months mAargasirsha, taisha, and magha; see Weber, Die vedischen Nachrichten von den Naxatra, II, p. 337, and H. O’s note on the Sankh4yana Grrhya, 3, 12, ap. Indische Studien, XV, p. 145. 2 Buddhaghosa explains mandémukhiyo by aggibhagan4ni. I, 20,17. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 131 the Blessed One thought: ‘ What if I were to cause the water to recede round about, and if I were to walk up and down in the midst of the water on a dust-covered spot.’ And the Blessed One caused the water to recede round about, and he walked up and down in the midst of the water on a dustcovered spot. And the Gadila Uruvel4 Kassapa, who was afraid that the water might have carried away the great Samaza, went with a boat together with many Gatilas to the place where the Blessed One lived. Then the Gad¢ila Uruvel4 Kassapa saw the Blessed One, who had caused the water to recede round about, walking up and down in the midst of the water on a dust-covered spot. Seeing him, he said to the Blessed One: ‘Are you there, great Samaza?’ ‘Here I am, Kassapa,’ replied the Blessed One, and he rose in the air and stationed himself in the boat. And the Gatila Uruveld Kassapa thought: ‘Truly the great Samaza possesses high magical powers and great faculties, since the water does not carry him away. He is not, however, holy like me.’ 17. Then the Blessed One thought : ‘ This foolish _ man will still for a long time think thus: “ Truly the great Samaza possesses high magical powers and great faculties; he is not, however, holy like me.” What if I were to move the mind of this Gadila (in order to show him my superiority).’
3Then the Blessed One thought : ‘ This foolish _ man will still for a long time think thus: “ Truly the great Samaza possesses high magical powers and great faculties; he is not, however, holy like me.” What if I were to move the mind of this Gadila (in order to show him my superiority).’ And the Blessed One said to the Gaéila Uruvela Kassapa: ‘You are not holy (arah4), Kassapa, nor have you entered the path of Arahatship, nor do you walk in such a practice as will lead you to Arahatship, or to entering the path of Arahatship.’ K 2 132 MAHAVAGGA. I, 20, 18. Then the Gadila Uruvel4 Kassapa prostrated himself, inclining his head to the feet of the Blessed One, and said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, let me receive the pabbagg4 and upasampada ordinations from the Blessed One.’ 18. (Buddha replied): ‘You, Kassapa, are chief, leader, foremost, first, and highest of five hundred Gatilas; go first and inform them of your intention, and let them do what they think fit.’ Then the Ga¢ila Uruvela Kassapa went to those Gatilas; having gone to them, he said to those Gatilas: ‘I wish, Sirs, to lead a religious life under the direction of the great Samaza; you may do, Sirs, what you think fit.’ (The Gatilas replied): ‘We have conceived, Sir, an affection for the great Samaza long since; if you will lead, Sir, a religious life under the great Samaza’s direction, we will all lead a religious life under the great Samaza’s direction.’ 19. Then the Gatilas flung their hair’, their braids, their provisions?, and the things for the agnihotra sacrifice into the river, and went to the place where the Blessed One was ; having approached him and prostrated themselves before him, inclining their heads to the feet of the Blessed One, they said to the Blessed One: ‘ Lord, let us receive the pabbagga and upasampada ordinations from the Blessed One.’ 1 Which they had cut off in order to receive the pabbagga ordination, see chap. 12. 3. 2 We are extremely doubtful about the meaning of kharik4ga, which Buddhaghosa explains by kharibhara. Perhaps it may mean provisions of any description of which each Ga/ila used to keep one kh4ri (a certain dry measure). I, 20, 24. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 133 ‘Come, O Bhikkhus,’ said the Blessed One, ‘ well taught is the doctrine; lead a holy life for the sake of the complete extinction of suffering.’ Thus these venerable persons received the upasam pad4 ordination. 20. And the Gadila Nadi Kassapa saw the hair, the braids, the provisions, the things for the agnihotra sacrifice, which were carried down by the river; when he saw that, he became afraid that some misfortune might have befallen his brother. He sent some Gafsilas, saying, ‘Go and look after my brother,’ and went himself with his three hundred Gatilas to the venerable Uruvel4 Kassapa; having approached him, he said to the venerable Uruvela Kassapa: ‘ Now, Kassapa, is this bliss ?’ (Uruvelé Kassapa replied): ‘Yes, friend, this is bliss.’
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
116. 2). 10. And when that night had elapsed (&c., as in § 7, down to:). Having thus sent away the Gadila Uruvel4 Kassapa, he went to pluck a fruit from a mango tree growing near the gambu tree after which this continent of Gambudtpa is named, &c. He 1 Very probably it is this story in which a similar legend has originated that the Ceylonese tell about Mahinda, the converter of their island ; see Dipavamsa XII, 75. I, 20,12, ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 129 went to pluck a fruit from an emblic myrobalan tree, &c., from a yellow myrobalan tree growing near the gambu tree, &c. He went to the TAvatimsa heaven to pluck a pari&éfattaka (or parigataka) flower; then arriving before Kassapa he sat down in the fire room. Then the Ga/éila Uruvelé Kassapa saw (&c., as in § 8). 11. ‘When I had sent you away, Kassapa, I went to the T4vatissa heaven to pluck a pari#éhattaka flower; then I arrived before you and sat down in the fire room. Here is the p4ri#éhattaka flower, Kassapa ; it is beautiful and fragrant ; you may take it, if you like.’ ‘Nay, great Samama, to you alone it is becoming to keep it; keep it yourself.’ And the Gadzila (&c., as in § 9). ‘He is not, however, holy as I am.’ 12. At that time one day the Gatilas, who wished to attend on their sacred fires, could not succeed in splitting fire-wood. Now these Ga/éilas thought: ‘Doubtless this is the magical power and the high faculty of the great Samava that we cannot succeed in splitting fire-wood. Then the Blessed One said to the Gadila Uruvela Kassapa: ‘Shall the fire-wood be split, Kassapa ?’ ‘Let it be split, great Samaza.’ Then in a moment the five hundred pieces of fire-wood! were split. And the Gaftila Uruvela 1 Bigandet (Life of Gaudama, p. 135) translates this passage from the Burmese version: ‘ Gaudama split it in a moment, in five hundred pieces.’ Doubtless the true meaning is, that there were five hundred pieces of wood, one for each of the five hundred Gafilas over whom was Kassapa chief. In the following two stories (§§ 13, 14):we have five hundred sacred fires. [13] K 130 MAHAVAGGA. I, 20, 13. Kassapa thought: ‘Truly the great Samama possesses high magical powers and great faculties, since even the fire-wood splits itself (at his command). He is not, however, holy like me.’ 13. At that time the Ga/ilas who wished to attend on their sacred fires, could not succeed in lighting up the fires (&c., as in the preceding story). 14. At that time the Ga/ilas, after having attended on their sacred fires, could not succeed in extinguishing the fires (&c., as above).
2At that time the Ga/ilas who wished to attend on their sacred fires, could not succeed in lighting up the fires (&c., as in the preceding story). 14. At that time the Ga/ilas, after having attended on their sacred fires, could not succeed in extinguishing the fires (&c., as above). 15. At that time in the cold winter nights, in the time between the ashéak4 festivals !, when snow falls, the Gasilas plunged into the river Nera#gar4, and emerged again, and repeatedly plunged into the water and emerged. And the Blessed One created five hundred vessels with burning fire?; at those the Gadilas coming out of the river warmed themselves. And the Ga¢ilas thought: ‘ Doubtless this is the magical power and the high faculty of the great Samava that these vessels with fire have been caused to appear here. And the Gafila Uruvela Kassapa thought: ‘Truly the great Samavza possesses high magical powers and great faculties, since he can create such great vessels with fire. He is not, however, holy like me.’ 16. At that time a great rain fell out of season; and a great inundation arose. The place where the Blessed One lived was covered with water. Then 1 The ash/aka festivals, about which accurate details are given in the Grzhya Sftras, were celebrated about the wane of the moon of the winter months mAargasirsha, taisha, and magha; see Weber, Die vedischen Nachrichten von den Naxatra, II, p. 337, and H. O’s note on the Sankh4yana Grrhya, 3, 12, ap. Indische Studien, XV, p. 145. 2 Buddhaghosa explains mandémukhiyo by aggibhagan4ni. I, 20,17. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 131 the Blessed One thought: ‘ What if I were to cause the water to recede round about, and if I were to walk up and down in the midst of the water on a dust-covered spot.’ And the Blessed One caused the water to recede round about, and he walked up and down in the midst of the water on a dustcovered spot. And the Gadila Uruvel4 Kassapa, who was afraid that the water might have carried away the great Samaza, went with a boat together with many Gatilas to the place where the Blessed One lived. Then the Gad¢ila Uruvel4 Kassapa saw the Blessed One, who had caused the water to recede round about, walking up and down in the midst of the water on a dust-covered spot. Seeing him, he said to the Blessed One: ‘Are you there, great Samaza?’ ‘Here I am, Kassapa,’ replied the Blessed One, and he rose in the air and stationed himself in the boat. And the Gatila Uruveld Kassapa thought: ‘Truly the great Samaza possesses high magical powers and great faculties, since the water does not carry him away. He is not, however, holy like me.’ 17. Then the Blessed One thought : ‘ This foolish _ man will still for a long time think thus: “ Truly the great Samaza possesses high magical powers and great faculties; he is not, however, holy like me.” What if I were to move the mind of this Gadila (in order to show him my superiority).’
3Then the Blessed One thought : ‘ This foolish _ man will still for a long time think thus: “ Truly the great Samaza possesses high magical powers and great faculties; he is not, however, holy like me.” What if I were to move the mind of this Gadila (in order to show him my superiority).’ And the Blessed One said to the Gaéila Uruvela Kassapa: ‘You are not holy (arah4), Kassapa, nor have you entered the path of Arahatship, nor do you walk in such a practice as will lead you to Arahatship, or to entering the path of Arahatship.’ K 2 132 MAHAVAGGA. I, 20, 18. Then the Gadila Uruvel4 Kassapa prostrated himself, inclining his head to the feet of the Blessed One, and said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, let me receive the pabbagg4 and upasampada ordinations from the Blessed One.’ 18. (Buddha replied): ‘You, Kassapa, are chief, leader, foremost, first, and highest of five hundred Gatilas; go first and inform them of your intention, and let them do what they think fit.’ Then the Ga¢ila Uruvela Kassapa went to those Gatilas; having gone to them, he said to those Gatilas: ‘I wish, Sirs, to lead a religious life under the direction of the great Samaza; you may do, Sirs, what you think fit.’ (The Gatilas replied): ‘We have conceived, Sir, an affection for the great Samaza long since; if you will lead, Sir, a religious life under the great Samaza’s direction, we will all lead a religious life under the great Samaza’s direction.’ 19. Then the Gatilas flung their hair’, their braids, their provisions?, and the things for the agnihotra sacrifice into the river, and went to the place where the Blessed One was ; having approached him and prostrated themselves before him, inclining their heads to the feet of the Blessed One, they said to the Blessed One: ‘ Lord, let us receive the pabbagga and upasampada ordinations from the Blessed One.’ 1 Which they had cut off in order to receive the pabbagga ordination, see chap. 12. 3. 2 We are extremely doubtful about the meaning of kharik4ga, which Buddhaghosa explains by kharibhara. Perhaps it may mean provisions of any description of which each Ga/ila used to keep one kh4ri (a certain dry measure). I, 20, 24. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 133 ‘Come, O Bhikkhus,’ said the Blessed One, ‘ well taught is the doctrine; lead a holy life for the sake of the complete extinction of suffering.’ Thus these venerable persons received the upasam pad4 ordination. 20. And the Gadila Nadi Kassapa saw the hair, the braids, the provisions, the things for the agnihotra sacrifice, which were carried down by the river; when he saw that, he became afraid that some misfortune might have befallen his brother. He sent some Gafsilas, saying, ‘Go and look after my brother,’ and went himself with his three hundred Gatilas to the venerable Uruvel4 Kassapa; having approached him, he said to the venerable Uruvela Kassapa: ‘ Now, Kassapa, is this bliss ?’ (Uruvelé Kassapa replied): ‘Yes, friend, this is bliss.’
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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