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1the fragments of earlier verses, or the poetical forms of the verses below at VII, 5, 4, have crept into the prose here, where we should otherwise expect sagge and niraye. 256 KULLAVAGGA. VII, 4, 1 4 1. Now Devadatta on that day, which was Uposatha day, arose from his seat, and gave out votingtickets}, saying, ‘We went, Sirs, to the Samana Gotama and asked for the Five Points, saying— (&c., as above in VII, 3,14 and 15). These the Samaza Gotama will not allow; but we live in accordance therewith. Whosoever of the venerable ones approves of the Five Things, let him take a ticket.’ Now at that time there were five hundred Bhikkhus, Vesdliyans, and belonging to the Vaggian clan?, who had but recently joined the Order, and were ignorant of what he had in hand* These took the voting-tickets, believing [the Five Points to be according to] the Dhamma, and the Vinaya, and the teaching of the Master. And Devadatta, having thus created a division in the Samgha, went out to the hill Gay4-stsa, taking those five hundred Bhikkhus with him. Then Sériputta and Moggallana went to the Blessed One, and bowed down before him, and took their seats on one side. And when they were so seated, Sdriputta said to the Blessed One: ‘ Deva- 1 It may be noticed that Devadatta here takes upon himself the office of a saldka-gah4pako without having been appointed to it in the manner required by the rule laid down in Xullavagga IV, g and 10. On the process to be followed when voting with tickets, see IV, 4, 26. ® So it is the Vaggians from Ves4lt who are represented, below XII, 1, 1, to have put forward those Ten Points which gave rise to the Council and the’ schism at Ves4lf a hundred years after the Buddha’s death. > Apakatatfwuno. VIT, 4, 2. DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER. 257 datta, Lord, has gone forth to Gay4-stsa, taking five hundred Bhikkhus with him.’ ‘Verily, Sariputta and Moggallana, there must be a feeling of kindness towards those young Bhikkhus among you both. Go therefore, both of you, before they have fallen into entire destruction.’ ‘Even so, Lord,’ said Sariputta and Moggallana, in assent to the Blessed One. And rising from their seats, they bowed down before him, and keeping him on their right hand as they passed him, they set out for Gay4-stsa. Then at that time a certain Bhikkhu, standing not far from the Blessed One, began to weep. And. the Blessed One said to him: ‘Why, O Bhikkhu, dost thou weep ?’ ‘Those, Lord, who are the Blessed One’s chief disciples, Sariputta and Moggallana, even they have gone to Devadatta’s side, approving the Dhamma of Devadatta.’ ‘That, O Bhikkhu, would be impossible, that Sériputta and Moggallana should approve his teaching. They are gone only to gain those Bhikkhus over again!’
2They are gone only to gain those Bhikkhus over again!’ 2. Now at that time Devadatta, surrounded by a great number of adherents, was seated, preaching the Dhamma. And when he saw from afar SAriputta and Moggallana coming towards him, he said to the Bhikkhus: ‘See, O Bhikkhus, how well preached must be my doctrine, in that even the two chief disciples of the Samaza Gotama—Sériputta ? Bhikkhu-savfattiya. The phrase occurs above at IV, 14, 26, and below XII, 2, 8, and corresponds to the expression ganam sannapeti (above, VII, 3, 14), used of Devadatta’s trying to gain the people over to his views. (20) s 258 KULLAVAGGA. VII, 4, 3+ and Moggallana—are coming to join me, being pleased with my Dhamma.’ When he had thus spoken Kokd4lika said to Devadatta: ‘O venerable Devadatta, trust not Séariputta and Moggallana, for they are inclined towards evil, and under the influence of evil desires.’ ‘Nay, my friend, let us bid them welcome since they take pleasure in my teaching (Dhamma).’ And Devadatta invited S4riputta to share his own seat, saying, ‘Come, friend Sériputta. Sit thou here!’ ‘Nay (there is no need of that),’ said SAriputta ; and taking another seat, he sat down on one side. And Devadatta instructed and incited and aroused and gladdened the Bhikkhus far into the night with religious discourse; and then made request to Sdriputta, saying, ‘The assembly, friend Sériputta, is still alert and sleepless. Will you, friend Sdériputta, be so good as to think of some religious discourse to address to the Bhikkhus!? My back is tired, and I would stretch myself a little.’ ‘ Even so, friend,’ said the venerable S4riputta, in assent to Devadatta. And Devadatta spread his waist-cloth folded in four on the ground, and lay down on his right side. And in a moment even sleep overcame him who was tired, and had lost his presence of mind and his self-consciousness *. 3. Then the venerable Sériputta taught and exhorted the Bhikkhus in a religious discourse touching the marvels of preaching, and the venerable 1 Pasibhatu tam bhikkhfinam dhammf katha. See our note above on Mahfvagga V, 13, 9. * Compare Mah4vagga VIII, 16 = Sutta-vibhanga, Samghé- disesa I, 2, 1. VI, 4, 4- DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER. 259 Moggallana taught and exhorted the Bhikkhus in a religious discourse touching the marvels of Iddhi. And whilst they were being so taught and exhorted those Bhikkhus obtained the pure and spotless Eye of the Truth 1—(that is, the knowledge that) whatsoever has a beginning, in that is inherent also the necessity of dissolution. Then the venerable S4riputta addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: ‘ Let us go, my friends, to the Blessed One's side. Whosoever approves of his doctrine (Dhamma), let him come.’
3Then the venerable S4riputta addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: ‘ Let us go, my friends, to the Blessed One's side. Whosoever approves of his doctrine (Dhamma), let him come.’ And Sériputta and Moggallana went back to the Veduvana, taking those five hundred Bhikkhus with them. But Kokdlika awoke Devadatta, and said: ‘Arise, friend Devadatta! Your Bhikkhus have been led away by Sdriputta and Moggallana. Did I not tell you, Devadatta, not to trust S4riputta and Moggallana, in that they were inclined towards evil, and were under the influence of evil desires ?’ Then hot blood came forth from Devadatta’s mouth *, 4. But Sériputta and Moggallana went to the place where the Blessed One was, and bowed down before him, and took their seats on one side. And when they were so seated, Sdriputta said to the Blessed One : ‘It were well, Lord, that Bhikkhus who have turned aside to schism should be received afresh into the higher grade of the Order.’ “Nay, Sariputta, let not the reordination of schis- 1 This expression is the standing one in conversions; see, for instance, Mahavagga I, 7,6; Xullavagga VI, 4, 5, VII, 3, 6. * The later legends preserved in Spence Hardy and Bigandet say that Devadatta died on the spot. $2 260 KULLAVAGGA. VII, 4, 5. matical Bhikkhus seem good to thee. But rather cause such Bhikkhus to confess that they have.committed a thulla&éaya offence. And how, Sariputta, did Devadatta treat you?” ‘When Devadatta, Lord, had instructed and aroused and incited and gladdened the Bhikkhus far into the night with religious discourse, he then made request to me, saying, “ The assembly, friend Sériputta, is still alert and sleepless. Will you, friend Sériputta, think of some religious discourse to address to the Bhikkhus? My back is tired, and I would stretch myself a little.’ This, Lord, was the way in which Devadatta behaved to me.’ 5. Then the Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: ‘Once upon a time, O Bhikkhus, there was a great pond in a forest region. Some elephants dwelt beside it; and they, plunging into the pond, plucked with their trunks the edible stalks of the lotus plants, washed them till they were quite clean’, masticated them? without any dirt, and so eat them up. And that produced in them both beauty and strength, and by reason thereof they neither went down into death, nor into any sorrow like unto death. Now among those great elephants, O Bhikkhus, there were young elephant calves, who also, in imitation of those others, plunged into that pond, and plucked with their trunks the edible stalks of the lotus plants; but they did not wash them till they were clean, but masticated them, dirt and all, and so eat them up. And that produced in them 1 The last three lines have occurred word for word in Mahfvagga VI, 20, 2. * Samkhaditv&. Compare the use of this word at Gataka I, 507. VII, 4, 6. DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER. 261
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.
1the fragments of earlier verses, or the poetical forms of the verses below at VII, 5, 4, have crept into the prose here, where we should otherwise expect sagge and niraye. 256 KULLAVAGGA. VII, 4, 1 4 1. Now Devadatta on that day, which was Uposatha day, arose from his seat, and gave out votingtickets}, saying, ‘We went, Sirs, to the Samana Gotama and asked for the Five Points, saying— (&c., as above in VII, 3,14 and 15). These the Samaza Gotama will not allow; but we live in accordance therewith. Whosoever of the venerable ones approves of the Five Things, let him take a ticket.’ Now at that time there were five hundred Bhikkhus, Vesdliyans, and belonging to the Vaggian clan?, who had but recently joined the Order, and were ignorant of what he had in hand* These took the voting-tickets, believing [the Five Points to be according to] the Dhamma, and the Vinaya, and the teaching of the Master. And Devadatta, having thus created a division in the Samgha, went out to the hill Gay4-stsa, taking those five hundred Bhikkhus with him. Then Sériputta and Moggallana went to the Blessed One, and bowed down before him, and took their seats on one side. And when they were so seated, Sdriputta said to the Blessed One: ‘ Deva- 1 It may be noticed that Devadatta here takes upon himself the office of a saldka-gah4pako without having been appointed to it in the manner required by the rule laid down in Xullavagga IV, g and 10. On the process to be followed when voting with tickets, see IV, 4, 26. ® So it is the Vaggians from Ves4lt who are represented, below XII, 1, 1, to have put forward those Ten Points which gave rise to the Council and the’ schism at Ves4lf a hundred years after the Buddha’s death. > Apakatatfwuno. VIT, 4, 2. DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER. 257 datta, Lord, has gone forth to Gay4-stsa, taking five hundred Bhikkhus with him.’ ‘Verily, Sariputta and Moggallana, there must be a feeling of kindness towards those young Bhikkhus among you both. Go therefore, both of you, before they have fallen into entire destruction.’ ‘Even so, Lord,’ said Sariputta and Moggallana, in assent to the Blessed One. And rising from their seats, they bowed down before him, and keeping him on their right hand as they passed him, they set out for Gay4-stsa. Then at that time a certain Bhikkhu, standing not far from the Blessed One, began to weep. And. the Blessed One said to him: ‘Why, O Bhikkhu, dost thou weep ?’ ‘Those, Lord, who are the Blessed One’s chief disciples, Sariputta and Moggallana, even they have gone to Devadatta’s side, approving the Dhamma of Devadatta.’ ‘That, O Bhikkhu, would be impossible, that Sériputta and Moggallana should approve his teaching. They are gone only to gain those Bhikkhus over again!’
2They are gone only to gain those Bhikkhus over again!’ 2. Now at that time Devadatta, surrounded by a great number of adherents, was seated, preaching the Dhamma. And when he saw from afar SAriputta and Moggallana coming towards him, he said to the Bhikkhus: ‘See, O Bhikkhus, how well preached must be my doctrine, in that even the two chief disciples of the Samaza Gotama—Sériputta ? Bhikkhu-savfattiya. The phrase occurs above at IV, 14, 26, and below XII, 2, 8, and corresponds to the expression ganam sannapeti (above, VII, 3, 14), used of Devadatta’s trying to gain the people over to his views. (20) s 258 KULLAVAGGA. VII, 4, 3+ and Moggallana—are coming to join me, being pleased with my Dhamma.’ When he had thus spoken Kokd4lika said to Devadatta: ‘O venerable Devadatta, trust not Séariputta and Moggallana, for they are inclined towards evil, and under the influence of evil desires.’ ‘Nay, my friend, let us bid them welcome since they take pleasure in my teaching (Dhamma).’ And Devadatta invited S4riputta to share his own seat, saying, ‘Come, friend Sériputta. Sit thou here!’ ‘Nay (there is no need of that),’ said SAriputta ; and taking another seat, he sat down on one side. And Devadatta instructed and incited and aroused and gladdened the Bhikkhus far into the night with religious discourse; and then made request to Sdriputta, saying, ‘The assembly, friend Sériputta, is still alert and sleepless. Will you, friend Sdériputta, be so good as to think of some religious discourse to address to the Bhikkhus!? My back is tired, and I would stretch myself a little.’ ‘ Even so, friend,’ said the venerable S4riputta, in assent to Devadatta. And Devadatta spread his waist-cloth folded in four on the ground, and lay down on his right side. And in a moment even sleep overcame him who was tired, and had lost his presence of mind and his self-consciousness *. 3. Then the venerable Sériputta taught and exhorted the Bhikkhus in a religious discourse touching the marvels of preaching, and the venerable 1 Pasibhatu tam bhikkhfinam dhammf katha. See our note above on Mahfvagga V, 13, 9. * Compare Mah4vagga VIII, 16 = Sutta-vibhanga, Samghé- disesa I, 2, 1. VI, 4, 4- DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER. 259 Moggallana taught and exhorted the Bhikkhus in a religious discourse touching the marvels of Iddhi. And whilst they were being so taught and exhorted those Bhikkhus obtained the pure and spotless Eye of the Truth 1—(that is, the knowledge that) whatsoever has a beginning, in that is inherent also the necessity of dissolution. Then the venerable S4riputta addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: ‘ Let us go, my friends, to the Blessed One's side. Whosoever approves of his doctrine (Dhamma), let him come.’
3Then the venerable S4riputta addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: ‘ Let us go, my friends, to the Blessed One's side. Whosoever approves of his doctrine (Dhamma), let him come.’ And Sériputta and Moggallana went back to the Veduvana, taking those five hundred Bhikkhus with them. But Kokdlika awoke Devadatta, and said: ‘Arise, friend Devadatta! Your Bhikkhus have been led away by Sdriputta and Moggallana. Did I not tell you, Devadatta, not to trust S4riputta and Moggallana, in that they were inclined towards evil, and were under the influence of evil desires ?’ Then hot blood came forth from Devadatta’s mouth *, 4. But Sériputta and Moggallana went to the place where the Blessed One was, and bowed down before him, and took their seats on one side. And when they were so seated, Sdriputta said to the Blessed One : ‘It were well, Lord, that Bhikkhus who have turned aside to schism should be received afresh into the higher grade of the Order.’ “Nay, Sariputta, let not the reordination of schis- 1 This expression is the standing one in conversions; see, for instance, Mahavagga I, 7,6; Xullavagga VI, 4, 5, VII, 3, 6. * The later legends preserved in Spence Hardy and Bigandet say that Devadatta died on the spot. $2 260 KULLAVAGGA. VII, 4, 5. matical Bhikkhus seem good to thee. But rather cause such Bhikkhus to confess that they have.committed a thulla&éaya offence. And how, Sariputta, did Devadatta treat you?” ‘When Devadatta, Lord, had instructed and aroused and incited and gladdened the Bhikkhus far into the night with religious discourse, he then made request to me, saying, “ The assembly, friend Sériputta, is still alert and sleepless. Will you, friend Sériputta, think of some religious discourse to address to the Bhikkhus? My back is tired, and I would stretch myself a little.’ This, Lord, was the way in which Devadatta behaved to me.’ 5. Then the Blessed One addressed the Bhikkhus, and said: ‘Once upon a time, O Bhikkhus, there was a great pond in a forest region. Some elephants dwelt beside it; and they, plunging into the pond, plucked with their trunks the edible stalks of the lotus plants, washed them till they were quite clean’, masticated them? without any dirt, and so eat them up. And that produced in them both beauty and strength, and by reason thereof they neither went down into death, nor into any sorrow like unto death. Now among those great elephants, O Bhikkhus, there were young elephant calves, who also, in imitation of those others, plunged into that pond, and plucked with their trunks the edible stalks of the lotus plants; but they did not wash them till they were clean, but masticated them, dirt and all, and so eat them up. And that produced in them 1 The last three lines have occurred word for word in Mahfvagga VI, 20, 2. * Samkhaditv&. Compare the use of this word at Gataka I, 507. VII, 4, 6. DISSENSIONS IN THE ORDER. 261
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