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1It has been already quoted above, IV, 5, 1 (p. 211 of the Pali), where see the note. 314 the questions and puzzles vii, 3, 21. 25. The Rock. 21. * Venerable Nagasena, the five qualities of the rock that you say he ought to have, which are they ? ' [386] 'Just, O king, as rock is firm, unshaken, immoveable; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never be excited by allur- ing things — forms, or sounds, or scents, or tastes, or touch — by veneration or contempt, by support or by neglect, by reverence or its absence, by honour or dishonour, by praise or blame, nor should he be offended by things that give offence, nor bewildered on occasions of bewilderment, neither should he quake nor tremble, but like a rock should he be firm. This, O king, is the first quality of the rock he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : " The solid rock 's not shaken by the wind, Just so the wise man falters not, nor shakes, At praise or blame V 22. 'And again, O king, as a rock is firm, un- mixed with extraneous things ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be firm and independent, given to association with none. This, O king, is the second quality of the rock he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : " The man who mixes not with householders, Nor with the homeless, but who wanders lone, Without a home, and touched by few desires, — That is the man I call a Brahma/za2." 1 Dhammapada 81. The first line recurs at Mahavagga V, 1, 27. 2 From the Sutta Nipata III, 9, 35. It is also included in the Dhammapada collection of Scripture verses (No. 404). VII, 3, 25- OF MILINDA THE KING. 3 1 5 23. 'And again, O king, as on the rock no seed will take root ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never permit evil dis- positions to take root in his mind. This, O king, is the third quality of rock that he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Subhuti, the Elder : " When lustful thoughts arise within my heart, Examining myself, alone I beat them down. Thou who'rt by lust excited, who by things That give offence, allowest of offence, Feeling bewildered when strange things occur, Thou shouldst retire far from the lonely woods. For they're the dwelling-place of men made pure, Austere in life, free from the stains of sin. Defile not that pure place. Leave thou the woods V 24. [387] ' And again, just as the rock rises aloft, just so should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, rise aloft through knowledge. This is the fourth quality of the rock he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : " When the wise man by earnestness has driven Vanity far away, the terraced heights Of wisdom doth he climb, and, free from care, Looks over the vain world, the careworn crowd — As he who standing on the mountain top Can watch his fellow-men still toiling on the plain V
225. * And again, O king, just as the rock cannot 1 Not traced as yet. 2 This verse, not traced elsewhere as yet, is included in the Dhammapada collection as verse 28. 3l6 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 3, 26. be lifted up nor bent down ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be neither lifted up nor depressed. This, O king, is the fifth quality of the rock he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the devout woman, Abulia Su- bhadda, when she was exalting the recluses of her own sect : " The world is lifted up by gain, depressed by loss. My Samaras remain alike in gain or loss." ' 26. Space. 26. 'Venerable N&gasena, those five qualities of space which you say he ought to have, which are they?' 'Just, O king, as space is everywhere impossible to grasp ; just so, O king, should it be impossible for the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, to be anywhere taken hold of by evil dispositions. This, O king, is the first quality of space he ought to have. 27. 'And again, O king, as space is the familiar resort of i?zshis, and ascetics, and gods1, and flocks of birds ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, make his mind wander easily over all things with the knowledge that each individual (Sa^khara) is impermanent, born to sorrow, and without any abiding principle (any soul). This, O king, is the second quality of space he ought to have. 1 Bhuta, which the Sinhalese, p. 572, renders yaksha. I think it means all kinds of gods (except the highest), demigods, fairies, superhuman beings, &c. VII, 3, 3°- 0F MILINDA THE KING. 317 28. ' And again, O king, as space inspires terror ; just so, O king [388], should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, train his mind to be in terror of rebirths in any kind of existence. To seek no happiness therein. This, O king, is the third quality of space he ought to have. 29. * And again, O king, as space is infinite, boundless, immeasurable ; just so, O king, should the righteousness of the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, know no limit, and his knowledge be beyond measure. This, O king, is the fourth quality of space he ought to have. 30. ' And again, O king, as space does not hang on to anything, does not cling to anything, does not rest on anything, is not stopped by anything ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, neither in any way depend on, nor cling to, nor rest on, nor be hindered by either the families that minister to him, or the pupils who resort to him, or the support he receives, or the dwelling he occupies, or any obstacles to the religious life, or any requisites that he may want, or any kind of evil inclination. This, O king, is the fifth quality of space he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in his exhortation to Rahula, his son :
3This, O king, is the fifth quality of space he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in his exhortation to Rahula, his son : " Just, Rahula, as space rests nowhere on any- thing, so shouldst thou practise thyself in that medi- tation which is like space. Thereby shall neither pleasant nor unpleasant sensations, as they severally arise, bear sway over thy heart1." ' 1 Maggvfoma Nikaya I, 424. See the note above on VII, 3, 15. 318 the questions and puzzles vii, 3,31. 27. The Moon. 31. 'Venerable Nagasena, those five qualities of the moon which you say he ought to have, which are they ? ' 'Just, O king, as the moon, rising in the bright fortnight, waxes more and more ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, grow more and more in good conduct and righteous- ness and virtue and the constant performance of duty, and in knowledge of the scriptures and study1, and in the habit of retirement, and in self-possession, and in keeping the doors of his senses guarded, and in moderation in food, and in the practice of vigils. This, O king, is the first quality of the moon he ought to have. 32. * And again, O king, as the moon is a mighty lord2; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be a mighty lord over his own will. 1 Agamadhigame. These are two, not one. Agama adhi- gama dekhi da says the Sinhalese, p. 573. 2 U/aradhipati. Dr. Morris in the 'Journal of the Pali Text Society' (1880, p. 107) ingeniously proposes to read u/ura^adhi- pati, 'king and lord over the u/u's, the lunar mansions/ In that case the u/ara in the latter clause of the sentence would be a play upon words. But Mr. Trenckner's reading is confirmed by the Sin- halese, which has Sandra diwya-ra^a tema mahatwu sisira- gunayem adhipati wuyeya/'the moon, that heavenly king, is a lord by reason of his great coldness/ And the reading may well stand, for the mention, in the latter part of the clause, of the thing over which the Bhikshu is to be lord does not necessarily require a corresponding word in the first part. We have numerous in- stances in these similes of the ethical interpretation of the physical simile being an addition, with nothing corresponding to it in the type discussed. The moon was a god, lord over other things besides the lunar mansions. VII, 3, 35- 0F MILINDA THE KING. 319 This, O king, is the second quality of the moon he ought to have. 33. 'And again, O king, as the moon wanders at night ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be given to solitude. [389] This, O king, is the third quality of the moon he ought to have. 34. * And again, O king, as the moon hoists a standard over his mansion1 ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, hoist the standard of righteousness. This, O king, is the fourth quality of the moon he ought to have.
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.
1It has been already quoted above, IV, 5, 1 (p. 211 of the Pali), where see the note. 314 the questions and puzzles vii, 3, 21. 25. The Rock. 21. * Venerable Nagasena, the five qualities of the rock that you say he ought to have, which are they ? ' [386] 'Just, O king, as rock is firm, unshaken, immoveable; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never be excited by allur- ing things — forms, or sounds, or scents, or tastes, or touch — by veneration or contempt, by support or by neglect, by reverence or its absence, by honour or dishonour, by praise or blame, nor should he be offended by things that give offence, nor bewildered on occasions of bewilderment, neither should he quake nor tremble, but like a rock should he be firm. This, O king, is the first quality of the rock he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : " The solid rock 's not shaken by the wind, Just so the wise man falters not, nor shakes, At praise or blame V 22. 'And again, O king, as a rock is firm, un- mixed with extraneous things ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be firm and independent, given to association with none. This, O king, is the second quality of the rock he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : " The man who mixes not with householders, Nor with the homeless, but who wanders lone, Without a home, and touched by few desires, — That is the man I call a Brahma/za2." 1 Dhammapada 81. The first line recurs at Mahavagga V, 1, 27. 2 From the Sutta Nipata III, 9, 35. It is also included in the Dhammapada collection of Scripture verses (No. 404). VII, 3, 25- OF MILINDA THE KING. 3 1 5 23. 'And again, O king, as on the rock no seed will take root ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never permit evil dis- positions to take root in his mind. This, O king, is the third quality of rock that he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Subhuti, the Elder : " When lustful thoughts arise within my heart, Examining myself, alone I beat them down. Thou who'rt by lust excited, who by things That give offence, allowest of offence, Feeling bewildered when strange things occur, Thou shouldst retire far from the lonely woods. For they're the dwelling-place of men made pure, Austere in life, free from the stains of sin. Defile not that pure place. Leave thou the woods V 24. [387] ' And again, just as the rock rises aloft, just so should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, rise aloft through knowledge. This is the fourth quality of the rock he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : " When the wise man by earnestness has driven Vanity far away, the terraced heights Of wisdom doth he climb, and, free from care, Looks over the vain world, the careworn crowd — As he who standing on the mountain top Can watch his fellow-men still toiling on the plain V
225. * And again, O king, just as the rock cannot 1 Not traced as yet. 2 This verse, not traced elsewhere as yet, is included in the Dhammapada collection as verse 28. 3l6 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 3, 26. be lifted up nor bent down ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be neither lifted up nor depressed. This, O king, is the fifth quality of the rock he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the devout woman, Abulia Su- bhadda, when she was exalting the recluses of her own sect : " The world is lifted up by gain, depressed by loss. My Samaras remain alike in gain or loss." ' 26. Space. 26. 'Venerable N&gasena, those five qualities of space which you say he ought to have, which are they?' 'Just, O king, as space is everywhere impossible to grasp ; just so, O king, should it be impossible for the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, to be anywhere taken hold of by evil dispositions. This, O king, is the first quality of space he ought to have. 27. 'And again, O king, as space is the familiar resort of i?zshis, and ascetics, and gods1, and flocks of birds ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, make his mind wander easily over all things with the knowledge that each individual (Sa^khara) is impermanent, born to sorrow, and without any abiding principle (any soul). This, O king, is the second quality of space he ought to have. 1 Bhuta, which the Sinhalese, p. 572, renders yaksha. I think it means all kinds of gods (except the highest), demigods, fairies, superhuman beings, &c. VII, 3, 3°- 0F MILINDA THE KING. 317 28. ' And again, O king, as space inspires terror ; just so, O king [388], should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, train his mind to be in terror of rebirths in any kind of existence. To seek no happiness therein. This, O king, is the third quality of space he ought to have. 29. * And again, O king, as space is infinite, boundless, immeasurable ; just so, O king, should the righteousness of the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, know no limit, and his knowledge be beyond measure. This, O king, is the fourth quality of space he ought to have. 30. ' And again, O king, as space does not hang on to anything, does not cling to anything, does not rest on anything, is not stopped by anything ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, neither in any way depend on, nor cling to, nor rest on, nor be hindered by either the families that minister to him, or the pupils who resort to him, or the support he receives, or the dwelling he occupies, or any obstacles to the religious life, or any requisites that he may want, or any kind of evil inclination. This, O king, is the fifth quality of space he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in his exhortation to Rahula, his son :
3This, O king, is the fifth quality of space he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in his exhortation to Rahula, his son : " Just, Rahula, as space rests nowhere on any- thing, so shouldst thou practise thyself in that medi- tation which is like space. Thereby shall neither pleasant nor unpleasant sensations, as they severally arise, bear sway over thy heart1." ' 1 Maggvfoma Nikaya I, 424. See the note above on VII, 3, 15. 318 the questions and puzzles vii, 3,31. 27. The Moon. 31. 'Venerable Nagasena, those five qualities of the moon which you say he ought to have, which are they ? ' 'Just, O king, as the moon, rising in the bright fortnight, waxes more and more ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, grow more and more in good conduct and righteous- ness and virtue and the constant performance of duty, and in knowledge of the scriptures and study1, and in the habit of retirement, and in self-possession, and in keeping the doors of his senses guarded, and in moderation in food, and in the practice of vigils. This, O king, is the first quality of the moon he ought to have. 32. * And again, O king, as the moon is a mighty lord2; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be a mighty lord over his own will. 1 Agamadhigame. These are two, not one. Agama adhi- gama dekhi da says the Sinhalese, p. 573. 2 U/aradhipati. Dr. Morris in the 'Journal of the Pali Text Society' (1880, p. 107) ingeniously proposes to read u/ura^adhi- pati, 'king and lord over the u/u's, the lunar mansions/ In that case the u/ara in the latter clause of the sentence would be a play upon words. But Mr. Trenckner's reading is confirmed by the Sin- halese, which has Sandra diwya-ra^a tema mahatwu sisira- gunayem adhipati wuyeya/'the moon, that heavenly king, is a lord by reason of his great coldness/ And the reading may well stand, for the mention, in the latter part of the clause, of the thing over which the Bhikshu is to be lord does not necessarily require a corresponding word in the first part. We have numerous in- stances in these similes of the ethical interpretation of the physical simile being an addition, with nothing corresponding to it in the type discussed. The moon was a god, lord over other things besides the lunar mansions. VII, 3, 35- 0F MILINDA THE KING. 319 This, O king, is the second quality of the moon he ought to have. 33. 'And again, O king, as the moon wanders at night ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be given to solitude. [389] This, O king, is the third quality of the moon he ought to have. 34. * And again, O king, as the moon hoists a standard over his mansion1 ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, hoist the standard of righteousness. This, O king, is the fourth quality of the moon he ought to have.
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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