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1This, O king, is the one quality of the mast he ought to have 2. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : " Mindful, my brethren, should the Bhikshu re- main, and self-possessed. This is my instruction to youd. 18. The Pilot. 14. 'Venerable Nagasena, those three qualities of the pilot which you say he ought to take, which are they?' 'Just, O king, as the pilot, day and night, with 1 Lakara. Childers says ' a part of a ship,' Dr. Morris (' Journal of the Pali Text Society/ 1884, p. 101, note) says 'a chain attached to a well/ I follow the Sinhalese, p. 556, which has ruwala. See (xataka II, 112, and compare IV, 21. 2 The Sinhalese has here a page of matter not found in the Pali. 3 DighaNikaya XVI, 2, 12. VII, 2, i6. OF MILINDA THE KING. ^OI continuous and unceasing zeal and effort, navigates1 his ship ; just so, O king, does the strenuous Bhik- shu, earnest in effort, when regulating his mind, continue night and day unceasingly zealous and earnest in regulating his mind by careful thought. This, O king, is the one quality of the pilot he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the Dhamma- pada (the Collection of scripture verses) : " Be full of zeal, watch over your own thoughts ; Raise yourselves up out of the slough of endless births, As the strong elephant engulphed in depths of mud 2." [379] 15. 'And again, O king, as the pilot knows all that is in the sea, whether good or bad ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, know good from evil, and what is an offence from what is not, and what is mean from what is exalted, and what is dark from what is light. This, O king, is the second quality of the pilot he ought to have. 16. 'And again, O king, as the pilot puts a seal on the steering apparatus 3 lest any one should touch it ; so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, put the seal of self-control on his heart, lest any evil or wrong thoughts should arise within it. This is the third quality of the pilot he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the 1 Sareti, 'makes go/ Not in Childers, but see Anguttara Nikaya III, 35, 4, and compare Zullavagga V, 11, 2. 2 Dhammapada, verse 327. 8 Yanta, which the Sinhalese renders yantra (p. 559). 302 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 2, 17. Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the most excellent Sa^yutta Nikaya : " Think, O Bhikshus, no evil or wrong thoughts, such as thoughts of lust, or of malice, or of de- lusion V" 19. The Sailor2. 17. 'Venerable Nagasena, that one quality of the sailor which you say he ought to take, which is it ? '
2The Sailor2. 17. 'Venerable Nagasena, that one quality of the sailor which you say he ought to take, which is it ? ' 'Just as the sailor on board ship, O king, thinks thus : " I am a hireling, and am working for my wage on board this ship. By means of this ship is it that I get food and clothing. I must not be lazy, but zealously navigate the ship ; " just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, think thus : " Gaining a thorough knowledge of this body of mine, put together of the four elements, continuously and unceasingly will I be self-possessed in mindfulness and thoughtfulness, and tranquil and peaceful will exert myself to be set free from births, old age, disease, and death, grief, lamentation, sorrow, suffering, and despair." This, O king, is the one quality of the sailor he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Sariputta, the Elder, the Commander of the Faith : " Understand what the body is, realise that again and again, Seeing the nature of the body, put an end to grief3." ' 1 Sawyutta LV, 7. 2 Kammakaro. Hina/i-kumbure translates this 'handyman, artisan, ship's carpenter/ 3 Not traced as yet. vii, 2, 19. of milinda the king. 303 20. The Sea. 18. [380] ' Venerable Nagasena, those five quali- ties of the sea you say he ought to take, which are they?, ' Just, O king, as the sea brooks no contact with a corpse 1 ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, brook no association with the stains of evil — lust and malice and dullness and pride and delusion, concealing the faults one has and claiming virtues one has not2, envy and avarice, deceit and treachery and trickiness, wickedness and sinful- ness of life. This, O king, is the first quality of the sea he ought to have. 19. 'And again, O king, just as the sea carries within it stores of all kinds of gems — pearls and diamonds and cat's-eyes, and chank shells, and quartz3, and coral, and crystal, but conceals them all ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, though he have attained to the various gems of character — the Path, and the Fruits 1 This curious belief has been made use of above, I, 259 of the translation. See also Divyavadana, p. 234. 2 Makkho and pa /a so, ' hypocrisy and conceit/ See the notes above on IV, 8, 23.
3See also Divyavadana, p. 234. 2 Makkho and pa /a so, ' hypocrisy and conceit/ See the notes above on IV, 8, 23. 8 Sila. Mr. Trenckner prints the passage as if sankhasila were to be taken together. But the use of the nominatives sahkho sila in the corresponding list at ^ullavagga IX, 1, 3, 4 shows that by sila, 'rock/ some kind of gem is meant. And that our author does not intend to deviate from the earlier authority is clear from his own work (above, p. 267 of the Pali), where he also gives the two nominatives in a similar, though longer, list of gems. What may be the particular gem referred to under the name 'rock' is doubtful. Hina/i-kumbure, p. 561, merely repeats the word sila ; and Clough, besides 'rock,' gives as special meaning only ' arsenic/ At Zullavagga (' Vinaya Texts,' III, 304) I have rendered it 'rock/ but 'quartz' now seems to me preferable. 304 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 2, 20. thereof, and the four Guanas, and the eight Vi- mokkhas, and Samadhi, and the five Attainments (forms of ecstatic contemplation and Insight), and the six forms of Transcendental Knowledge1 — conceal them and not bring them to the light. This, O king, is the second quality of the sea he ought to have. 20. 'And again, O king, just as the sea associates with mighty creatures; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, associate him- self with a fellow-disciple who desires little and is contented, who is pure in speech 2, whose conduct is directed to the eradication of evil, who is given to righteousness, modest, amiable, dignified, venerable, a speaker of profitable words, meek, one who will point out his associate's faults, and blame him when he does wrong, clever in admonition, in instruction, and in education, able to arouse, to incite, and to gladden — with such a man as a friend, in righteous- ness should he dwell. This, O king, is the third quality of the sea he ought to have. 21. 'And again, O king, as the sea, though filled with the fresh water brought down by the Ganges, and the Jumna, and the A/£iravati, and the Sarabhu, and the Mahi, and by other rivers a hundred thou- sand in number, and by the rains of heaven, yet 1 It is very characteristic of our author that his interpretation of the gems into ethical conceptions is quite different from that of the iTullavagga, and much more mystic. In the older passage they are translated into the seven constituent characteristics of Arahatship. (See ' Vinaya Texts/ loc. cit., p. 305.) Compare also Divyavadana, pp. 115, 229. 2 Dhuta-vado, not in Childers, and only found here. Perhaps 'who inculcates the keeping of the extra vows.' Dhutariga- wadiwu, says Hina/i-kumbure; p. 561. VII, 2, 22. OF MILINDA THE KING. 305
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.
1This, O king, is the one quality of the mast he ought to have 2. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : " Mindful, my brethren, should the Bhikshu re- main, and self-possessed. This is my instruction to youd. 18. The Pilot. 14. 'Venerable Nagasena, those three qualities of the pilot which you say he ought to take, which are they?' 'Just, O king, as the pilot, day and night, with 1 Lakara. Childers says ' a part of a ship,' Dr. Morris (' Journal of the Pali Text Society/ 1884, p. 101, note) says 'a chain attached to a well/ I follow the Sinhalese, p. 556, which has ruwala. See (xataka II, 112, and compare IV, 21. 2 The Sinhalese has here a page of matter not found in the Pali. 3 DighaNikaya XVI, 2, 12. VII, 2, i6. OF MILINDA THE KING. ^OI continuous and unceasing zeal and effort, navigates1 his ship ; just so, O king, does the strenuous Bhik- shu, earnest in effort, when regulating his mind, continue night and day unceasingly zealous and earnest in regulating his mind by careful thought. This, O king, is the one quality of the pilot he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the Dhamma- pada (the Collection of scripture verses) : " Be full of zeal, watch over your own thoughts ; Raise yourselves up out of the slough of endless births, As the strong elephant engulphed in depths of mud 2." [379] 15. 'And again, O king, as the pilot knows all that is in the sea, whether good or bad ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, know good from evil, and what is an offence from what is not, and what is mean from what is exalted, and what is dark from what is light. This, O king, is the second quality of the pilot he ought to have. 16. 'And again, O king, as the pilot puts a seal on the steering apparatus 3 lest any one should touch it ; so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, put the seal of self-control on his heart, lest any evil or wrong thoughts should arise within it. This is the third quality of the pilot he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the 1 Sareti, 'makes go/ Not in Childers, but see Anguttara Nikaya III, 35, 4, and compare Zullavagga V, 11, 2. 2 Dhammapada, verse 327. 8 Yanta, which the Sinhalese renders yantra (p. 559). 302 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 2, 17. Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the most excellent Sa^yutta Nikaya : " Think, O Bhikshus, no evil or wrong thoughts, such as thoughts of lust, or of malice, or of de- lusion V" 19. The Sailor2. 17. 'Venerable Nagasena, that one quality of the sailor which you say he ought to take, which is it ? '
2The Sailor2. 17. 'Venerable Nagasena, that one quality of the sailor which you say he ought to take, which is it ? ' 'Just as the sailor on board ship, O king, thinks thus : " I am a hireling, and am working for my wage on board this ship. By means of this ship is it that I get food and clothing. I must not be lazy, but zealously navigate the ship ; " just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, think thus : " Gaining a thorough knowledge of this body of mine, put together of the four elements, continuously and unceasingly will I be self-possessed in mindfulness and thoughtfulness, and tranquil and peaceful will exert myself to be set free from births, old age, disease, and death, grief, lamentation, sorrow, suffering, and despair." This, O king, is the one quality of the sailor he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Sariputta, the Elder, the Commander of the Faith : " Understand what the body is, realise that again and again, Seeing the nature of the body, put an end to grief3." ' 1 Sawyutta LV, 7. 2 Kammakaro. Hina/i-kumbure translates this 'handyman, artisan, ship's carpenter/ 3 Not traced as yet. vii, 2, 19. of milinda the king. 303 20. The Sea. 18. [380] ' Venerable Nagasena, those five quali- ties of the sea you say he ought to take, which are they?, ' Just, O king, as the sea brooks no contact with a corpse 1 ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, brook no association with the stains of evil — lust and malice and dullness and pride and delusion, concealing the faults one has and claiming virtues one has not2, envy and avarice, deceit and treachery and trickiness, wickedness and sinful- ness of life. This, O king, is the first quality of the sea he ought to have. 19. 'And again, O king, just as the sea carries within it stores of all kinds of gems — pearls and diamonds and cat's-eyes, and chank shells, and quartz3, and coral, and crystal, but conceals them all ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, though he have attained to the various gems of character — the Path, and the Fruits 1 This curious belief has been made use of above, I, 259 of the translation. See also Divyavadana, p. 234. 2 Makkho and pa /a so, ' hypocrisy and conceit/ See the notes above on IV, 8, 23.
3See also Divyavadana, p. 234. 2 Makkho and pa /a so, ' hypocrisy and conceit/ See the notes above on IV, 8, 23. 8 Sila. Mr. Trenckner prints the passage as if sankhasila were to be taken together. But the use of the nominatives sahkho sila in the corresponding list at ^ullavagga IX, 1, 3, 4 shows that by sila, 'rock/ some kind of gem is meant. And that our author does not intend to deviate from the earlier authority is clear from his own work (above, p. 267 of the Pali), where he also gives the two nominatives in a similar, though longer, list of gems. What may be the particular gem referred to under the name 'rock' is doubtful. Hina/i-kumbure, p. 561, merely repeats the word sila ; and Clough, besides 'rock,' gives as special meaning only ' arsenic/ At Zullavagga (' Vinaya Texts,' III, 304) I have rendered it 'rock/ but 'quartz' now seems to me preferable. 304 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 2, 20. thereof, and the four Guanas, and the eight Vi- mokkhas, and Samadhi, and the five Attainments (forms of ecstatic contemplation and Insight), and the six forms of Transcendental Knowledge1 — conceal them and not bring them to the light. This, O king, is the second quality of the sea he ought to have. 20. 'And again, O king, just as the sea associates with mighty creatures; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, associate him- self with a fellow-disciple who desires little and is contented, who is pure in speech 2, whose conduct is directed to the eradication of evil, who is given to righteousness, modest, amiable, dignified, venerable, a speaker of profitable words, meek, one who will point out his associate's faults, and blame him when he does wrong, clever in admonition, in instruction, and in education, able to arouse, to incite, and to gladden — with such a man as a friend, in righteous- ness should he dwell. This, O king, is the third quality of the sea he ought to have. 21. 'And again, O king, as the sea, though filled with the fresh water brought down by the Ganges, and the Jumna, and the A/£iravati, and the Sarabhu, and the Mahi, and by other rivers a hundred thou- sand in number, and by the rains of heaven, yet 1 It is very characteristic of our author that his interpretation of the gems into ethical conceptions is quite different from that of the iTullavagga, and much more mystic. In the older passage they are translated into the seven constituent characteristics of Arahatship. (See ' Vinaya Texts/ loc. cit., p. 305.) Compare also Divyavadana, pp. 115, 229. 2 Dhuta-vado, not in Childers, and only found here. Perhaps 'who inculcates the keeping of the extra vows.' Dhutariga- wadiwu, says Hina/i-kumbure; p. 561. VII, 2, 22. OF MILINDA THE KING. 305
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