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1But the king is cruel; that king might have me killed; therefore do I not return.’ Speaking thus he handed over to K4ka the sheelephant Bhaddavatiké and set out for Ragagaha. Having reached R4gagaha in due course, he went to 190 MAHAVAGGA. VIN, 1, 29. the place where the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisara was; having approached him he told the whole thing to the Magadha king Bimbisdra. (Bimbisfra said), ‘You have done right, my good Givaka, that you have not returned; that king is cruel; he might have had you killed.’ 29. And king Paggota, being restored to health, sent a messenger to Givaka KomérabhaZéa (with this message), ‘May Givaka come to me; I will grant him a boon.’ (Givaka replied), ‘Nay, Sir, may His Majesty remember my office.’ At that time king Paggota had a suit of Siveyyaka cloth 1, which was the best, and the most excellent, and the first, and the most precious, and the noblest of many cloths, and of many suits of cloth, and of many hundred suits of cloth, and of many thousand suits of cloth, and of many hundred thousand suits of cloth. And king Paggota sent this suit of Siveyyaka cloth to Givaka Kom4rabhaééa. Then Givaka Koméarabhaéda thought: ‘This suit of Siveyyaka cloth which king Paggota has sent me, is the best and the most excellent (&c., down to:) and of many hundred thousand suits of cloth. Nobody else is worthy to receive it but He the blessed, perfect 1 Buddhaghosa gives two explanations of Siveyyakam dussayugam. ‘Either Siveyyaka cloth means the cloth used in the Uttarakuru country for veiling. the dead bodies when they are brought to the burying-ground (sivathika). (A certain kind of birds take the bodies to the Himavat mountains in order to eat them, and throw the cloths away. When eremites find them there, they bring them to the king.) Or Siveyyaka cloth means a cloth woven from yarn which skilful women in the Sivi country spin.’ No doubt the latter explication is the right one, VIII, 1,31 THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS. IgI Arahat-Buddha, or the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra.’ 30. At that time a disturbance had befallen the humors of the Blessed One’s body. And the Blessed One said to the venerable Ananda: ‘A disturbance, Ananda, has befallen the humors of the Tath4gata’s body ; the Tath4gata wishes to take a purgative.” Then the venerable Ananda went to the place where Givaka Komférabhaééa was; having approached him he said to Givaka Komfarabhaééa : ‘My good Givaka, a disturbance has befallen the humors of the Tathagata’s body; the Tath4gata wishes to take a purgative.’ (Givaka replied), ‘Well, venerable Ananda, you ought to rub the Blessed One's body with fat for a few days,’ And the venerable Ananda, having rubbed the Blessed One’s body with fat for some days, went to the place where Givaka Komarabhaféa was; having approached him he said to Givaka Komérabhaééa : ‘I have rubbed, my good Gtvaka, the Tathagata’s body with fat; do you now what you think fit.’
231. Then Givaka Komérabhaééa thought : ‘It is not becoming that I should give a strong purgative to the Blessed One.’ (Thinking thus), he imbued three handfuls of blue lotuses with various drugs and went therewith to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him he offered one handful of lotuses to the Blessed One (saying), ‘Lord, may the Blessed One smell this first handful of lotuses; that will purge the Blessed One ten times.’ Thus he offered also the second handful of lotuses to the Blessed One (saying), ‘Lord, may the Blessed One smell this second handful of lotuses ; 192 MAHAVAGGA. VIII, 1, 32. that will purge the Blessed One ten times.’ Thus he offered also the third handful of lotuses to the Blessed One (saying), ‘Lord, may the Blessed One smell this third handful of lotuses; that will purge the Blessed One ten times. Thus the Blessed One will have purged full thirty times. And Gtvaka Komérabhaééa, having given to the Blessed One a purgative for full thirty times, bowed down before the Blessed One, and passed round him with his right side towards him, and went away. 32. And Givaka Komérabhaf#éa, when he was out of doors, thought: ‘I have given indeed to the Blessed One a purgative for full thirty times, but as the humors of the Tatha4gatha’s body are disturbed, it will not purge the Blessed One full thirty times; it will purge the Blessed One only twenty-nine times. But the Blessed One, having purged, will take a bath ; the bath will purge the Blessed One once; thus the Blessed One will be purged full thirty times.’ And the Blessed One, who understood by the power of his mind this reflection of Givaka Komarabhaféa, said to the venerable Ananda: ‘Gtvaka KomAérabhaééa, Ananda, when he was out of doors, has thought: “I have given indeed (&c., as above, down to:) thus the Blessed One will be purged full thirty times.” Well, Ananda, get warm water ready.’ The venerable Ananda accepted this order of the Blessed One (saying), ‘Yes, Lord, and got warm water ready. 33. And Givaka Kom4rabhaééa went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him and respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him; sitting near him Gtvaka Kom4rabhaf&a said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, has the VIII, 1,34. THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS. 193 Blessed One purged ?’ (Buddha replied), ‘I have purged, Gtvaka.’ (Givaka said), ‘When I was out of doors, Lord, I thought: “I have given indeed, &c.” Lord, may the Blessed One take a bath, may the Happy One take a bath.’ Then the Blessed One bathed in that warm water; the bath purged the Blessed One once; thus the Blessed One was purged full thirty times. And Givaka Komfrabhaféa said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, until the Blessed One’s body is completely restored, you had better abstain from liquid food.” And ere long the Blessed One's body was completely restored.
3And Givaka Komfrabhaféa said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, until the Blessed One’s body is completely restored, you had better abstain from liquid food.” And ere long the Blessed One's body was completely restored. 34. Then Gtvaka Komérabhaféa took that suit of Siveyyaka cloth and went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him, and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him. Sitting near him, Gitvaka Koméarabha#éa said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, I ask one boon of the Blessed One.’ (Buddha replied), ‘ The Tathagatas, Givaka, are above granting boons (before they know what they are).’ (Givaka said), ‘Lord, it is a proper and unobjectionable demand.’— ‘ Speak, Gtvaka.’ ‘Lord, the Blessed One wears only pamsukila robes (robes made of rags taken from a dust heap or a cemetery'), and so does the fraternity of Bhikkhus. Now, Lord, this suit of Siveyyaka cloth has been sent to me by king Paggota, which is the best, and the most excellent, and the first, and the most precious, and the noblest of many cloths and of * Buddhaghosa: ‘To the Blessed One during the twenty years from his Sambodhi till this story happened no one had presented a lay robe.’ [17] fe) 194 MAHAVAGGA. VIII, 1, 35. many suits of cloth, and of many hundred suits of cloth, and of many thousand suits of cloth, and of many hundred thousand suits of cloth. Lord, may the Blessed One accept from me this suit of Siveyyaka cloth, and may he allow to the fraternity of Bhikkhus to wear lay robes}.’ The Blessed One accepted the suit of Siveyyaka cloth. And the Blessed One taught, incited, animated, and gladdened Givaka Komfrabhassa by religious discourse. And Givaka Komérabhaéfa, having been taught, incited, animated, and gladdened by the Blessed One by religious discourse, rose from his seat, respectfully saluted the Blessed One, passed round him with his right side towards him, and went away. 35. And the Blessed One, after having delivered a religious discourse in consequence of that, thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to wear lay robes. He who likes may wear pamsukdla robes; he who likes may accept lay robes. Whether you are pleased with the one or with the other sort? of robes, I approve it.’ Now the people at Ragagaha heard, ‘The Blessed One has allowed the Bhikkhus to wear lay robes.’ . Then those people became glad and delighted (because they thought), ‘Now we will bestow gifts (on the Bhikkhus) and acquire merit by good works, 1 Gahapatifivara may be translated also, as Buddhaghosa explains it, ‘a robe presented by lay people.’ ? Itaritara (‘the one or the other’) clearly refers to the two sorts of robes mentioned before, not, as Childers (s.v. itaritaro) understands it, to whether the robes are good or bad. Compare also chap. 3, § 2. VIII, 2. THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS. 195 2.
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.
1But the king is cruel; that king might have me killed; therefore do I not return.’ Speaking thus he handed over to K4ka the sheelephant Bhaddavatiké and set out for Ragagaha. Having reached R4gagaha in due course, he went to 190 MAHAVAGGA. VIN, 1, 29. the place where the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisara was; having approached him he told the whole thing to the Magadha king Bimbisdra. (Bimbisfra said), ‘You have done right, my good Givaka, that you have not returned; that king is cruel; he might have had you killed.’ 29. And king Paggota, being restored to health, sent a messenger to Givaka KomérabhaZéa (with this message), ‘May Givaka come to me; I will grant him a boon.’ (Givaka replied), ‘Nay, Sir, may His Majesty remember my office.’ At that time king Paggota had a suit of Siveyyaka cloth 1, which was the best, and the most excellent, and the first, and the most precious, and the noblest of many cloths, and of many suits of cloth, and of many hundred suits of cloth, and of many thousand suits of cloth, and of many hundred thousand suits of cloth. And king Paggota sent this suit of Siveyyaka cloth to Givaka Kom4rabhaééa. Then Givaka Koméarabhaéda thought: ‘This suit of Siveyyaka cloth which king Paggota has sent me, is the best and the most excellent (&c., down to:) and of many hundred thousand suits of cloth. Nobody else is worthy to receive it but He the blessed, perfect 1 Buddhaghosa gives two explanations of Siveyyakam dussayugam. ‘Either Siveyyaka cloth means the cloth used in the Uttarakuru country for veiling. the dead bodies when they are brought to the burying-ground (sivathika). (A certain kind of birds take the bodies to the Himavat mountains in order to eat them, and throw the cloths away. When eremites find them there, they bring them to the king.) Or Siveyyaka cloth means a cloth woven from yarn which skilful women in the Sivi country spin.’ No doubt the latter explication is the right one, VIII, 1,31 THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS. IgI Arahat-Buddha, or the Magadha king Seniya Bimbisdra.’ 30. At that time a disturbance had befallen the humors of the Blessed One’s body. And the Blessed One said to the venerable Ananda: ‘A disturbance, Ananda, has befallen the humors of the Tath4gata’s body ; the Tath4gata wishes to take a purgative.” Then the venerable Ananda went to the place where Givaka Komférabhaééa was; having approached him he said to Givaka Komfarabhaééa : ‘My good Givaka, a disturbance has befallen the humors of the Tathagata’s body; the Tath4gata wishes to take a purgative.’ (Givaka replied), ‘Well, venerable Ananda, you ought to rub the Blessed One's body with fat for a few days,’ And the venerable Ananda, having rubbed the Blessed One’s body with fat for some days, went to the place where Givaka Komarabhaféa was; having approached him he said to Givaka Komérabhaééa : ‘I have rubbed, my good Gtvaka, the Tathagata’s body with fat; do you now what you think fit.’
231. Then Givaka Komérabhaééa thought : ‘It is not becoming that I should give a strong purgative to the Blessed One.’ (Thinking thus), he imbued three handfuls of blue lotuses with various drugs and went therewith to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him he offered one handful of lotuses to the Blessed One (saying), ‘Lord, may the Blessed One smell this first handful of lotuses; that will purge the Blessed One ten times.’ Thus he offered also the second handful of lotuses to the Blessed One (saying), ‘Lord, may the Blessed One smell this second handful of lotuses ; 192 MAHAVAGGA. VIII, 1, 32. that will purge the Blessed One ten times.’ Thus he offered also the third handful of lotuses to the Blessed One (saying), ‘Lord, may the Blessed One smell this third handful of lotuses; that will purge the Blessed One ten times. Thus the Blessed One will have purged full thirty times. And Gtvaka Komérabhaééa, having given to the Blessed One a purgative for full thirty times, bowed down before the Blessed One, and passed round him with his right side towards him, and went away. 32. And Givaka Komérabhaf#éa, when he was out of doors, thought: ‘I have given indeed to the Blessed One a purgative for full thirty times, but as the humors of the Tatha4gatha’s body are disturbed, it will not purge the Blessed One full thirty times; it will purge the Blessed One only twenty-nine times. But the Blessed One, having purged, will take a bath ; the bath will purge the Blessed One once; thus the Blessed One will be purged full thirty times.’ And the Blessed One, who understood by the power of his mind this reflection of Givaka Komarabhaféa, said to the venerable Ananda: ‘Gtvaka KomAérabhaééa, Ananda, when he was out of doors, has thought: “I have given indeed (&c., as above, down to:) thus the Blessed One will be purged full thirty times.” Well, Ananda, get warm water ready.’ The venerable Ananda accepted this order of the Blessed One (saying), ‘Yes, Lord, and got warm water ready. 33. And Givaka Kom4rabhaééa went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him and respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him; sitting near him Gtvaka Kom4rabhaf&a said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, has the VIII, 1,34. THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS. 193 Blessed One purged ?’ (Buddha replied), ‘I have purged, Gtvaka.’ (Givaka said), ‘When I was out of doors, Lord, I thought: “I have given indeed, &c.” Lord, may the Blessed One take a bath, may the Happy One take a bath.’ Then the Blessed One bathed in that warm water; the bath purged the Blessed One once; thus the Blessed One was purged full thirty times. And Givaka Komfrabhaféa said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, until the Blessed One’s body is completely restored, you had better abstain from liquid food.” And ere long the Blessed One's body was completely restored.
3And Givaka Komfrabhaféa said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, until the Blessed One’s body is completely restored, you had better abstain from liquid food.” And ere long the Blessed One's body was completely restored. 34. Then Gtvaka Komérabhaféa took that suit of Siveyyaka cloth and went to the place where the Blessed One was; having approached him, and having respectfully saluted the Blessed One, he sat down near him. Sitting near him, Gitvaka Koméarabha#éa said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, I ask one boon of the Blessed One.’ (Buddha replied), ‘ The Tathagatas, Givaka, are above granting boons (before they know what they are).’ (Givaka said), ‘Lord, it is a proper and unobjectionable demand.’— ‘ Speak, Gtvaka.’ ‘Lord, the Blessed One wears only pamsukila robes (robes made of rags taken from a dust heap or a cemetery'), and so does the fraternity of Bhikkhus. Now, Lord, this suit of Siveyyaka cloth has been sent to me by king Paggota, which is the best, and the most excellent, and the first, and the most precious, and the noblest of many cloths and of * Buddhaghosa: ‘To the Blessed One during the twenty years from his Sambodhi till this story happened no one had presented a lay robe.’ [17] fe) 194 MAHAVAGGA. VIII, 1, 35. many suits of cloth, and of many hundred suits of cloth, and of many thousand suits of cloth, and of many hundred thousand suits of cloth. Lord, may the Blessed One accept from me this suit of Siveyyaka cloth, and may he allow to the fraternity of Bhikkhus to wear lay robes}.’ The Blessed One accepted the suit of Siveyyaka cloth. And the Blessed One taught, incited, animated, and gladdened Givaka Komfrabhassa by religious discourse. And Givaka Komérabhaéfa, having been taught, incited, animated, and gladdened by the Blessed One by religious discourse, rose from his seat, respectfully saluted the Blessed One, passed round him with his right side towards him, and went away. 35. And the Blessed One, after having delivered a religious discourse in consequence of that, thus addressed the Bhikkhus: ‘I allow you, O Bhikkhus, to wear lay robes. He who likes may wear pamsukdla robes; he who likes may accept lay robes. Whether you are pleased with the one or with the other sort? of robes, I approve it.’ Now the people at Ragagaha heard, ‘The Blessed One has allowed the Bhikkhus to wear lay robes.’ . Then those people became glad and delighted (because they thought), ‘Now we will bestow gifts (on the Bhikkhus) and acquire merit by good works, 1 Gahapatifivara may be translated also, as Buddhaghosa explains it, ‘a robe presented by lay people.’ ? Itaritara (‘the one or the other’) clearly refers to the two sorts of robes mentioned before, not, as Childers (s.v. itaritaro) understands it, to whether the robes are good or bad. Compare also chap. 3, § 2. VIII, 2. THE DRESS OF THE BHIKKHUS. 195 2.
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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