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134. * 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. 35. 'And again, O king, as the moon rises when begged and prayed to do so ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, frequent for alms those families who have asked and invited him to do so2. This, O king, is the fifth quality of the moon he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the most excellent Sawyutta Nikaya : " Like the moon, O brethren, let your visits be paid to the laity. Drawing back alike in outward demeanour and in inward spirit, be ye always, as strangers on their first visit, retiring in the presence of the laity. [As the man who looks down a deep ^fando vimana-ketu. ' Has his mansion, forty-nine yo- g-anas in extent, as his banner/ says Hina/i-kumbure. (A yog-ana is seven miles.) Vimarca does not mean lunar mansion, but the palace which every deity, and therefore also the moon, is supposed to inhabit. 2 The Sinhalese, p. 573, has the exact opposite. ' As the moon rises whether begged to do so or not, so should the Bhikshu visit the laity whether invited to do so or not/ But the Pali must be right, as the subsequent quotation shows. 320 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 3, 36. well, or a mountain precipice, or a river in flood, would be abashed alike in body and in mind ; so be ye, O brethren, as the moon in your visits to the laity. Holding alike in your outward demeanour and your inward spirit, be ye alway, as strangers on their first visit, retiring in the presence of the laity]1/' ' 28. The Sun. 36. ' Venerable Nagasena, the seven qualities of the sun you say he ought to have, which are they?' 'Just, O king, as the sun evaporates all water; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, cause all evil inclinations, without any ex- ception, to dry up within him. This, O king, is the first quality of the sun he ought to have. 37. 'And again, O king, as the sun dispels the darkness ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, dispel all the darkness of lust, and of anger, and of dullness, and of pride, and of heresy, and of evil, and of all unrighteousness. This, O king, is the second quality of the sun he ought to have. 38. 'And again, O king, as the sun is always in motion ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be ever thoughtful. This,
2This, O king, is the second quality of the sun he ought to have. 38. 'And again, O king, as the sun is always in motion ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be ever thoughtful. This, 1 Sawyutta XVI, 3, 2, 3. The sentence in brackets is added from Hina/i-kumbure, who gives here, p. 274, the Pali text. A pa- le ass a, the gerund of ava-karsh, and naviya, 'new-comers/ are only found in this passage. In three cases M. Leon Feer has here gone wrong, as he has so often elsewhere done, by putting the readings of the Sinhalese MSS. only in the notes, and adopting the Burmese readings in the text. He should have read, as Hina/i- kumbure does, nikkam naviya gambhirudapanaw, nadi-duggaztf. VII, 3> 42. OF MILINDA THE KING. 32 I O king, is the third quality of the sun he ought to have. 39. 'And again, O king, as the sun has a halo of rays ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, have a halo of meditation. This, O king, is the fourth quality of the sun he ought to have. 40. 'And again, O king, as the sun continually warms multitudes of people ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, rejoice the whole world of gods and men with good conduct, and righteousness, and virtue [390], and the perform- ance of duty, and with the GVzanas, and the Vimok- khas, and Samadhi, and the Samapattis (various modes of transcendental meditation or ecstacy), and with the five moral powers, and the seven kinds of wisdom, and the four modes of being mindful and self-possessed, and the fourfold great struggle against evil, and the pursuit of the four roads to saintship. This, O king, is the fifth quality of the sun he ought to have. 41. 'And again, O king, as the sun is terrified with the fear of Rahu (the demon of eclipses) ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, seeing how beings are entangled in the waste wildernesses of evil life and rebirth in states of woe, caught in the net of the mournful results here of evil done in former births, or of punishment in purgatory, or of evil inclinations, terrify his mind with a great anxiety and fear. This, O king, is the sixth quality of the sun he ought to have. 42. ' And again, O king, as the sun makes mani- fest the evil and the good ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, make mani- [36] v 322 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 3, 43. fest the moral powers, and the kinds of wisdom, and the modes of being mindful and self-possessed, and the struggle against evil, and the paths to saintship, and all qualities temporal and spiritual. This, O king, is the seventh quality of the sun he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Vangfsa, the Elder :
3This, O king, is the seventh quality of the sun he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Vangfsa, the Elder : " As the rising sun makes plain to all that live Forms pure and impure, forms both good and bad, So should the Bhikshu, like the rising orb, Bearing the scriptures ever in his mind, Make manifest to men, in ignorance blind, The many-sided Noble Path of bliss 1." ' 29. Sakka. 43. 'Venerable Nagasena, the three qualities of Sakka (the king of the gods) which you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 'Just, O king, as Sakka enjoys perfect bliss ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, rejoice in the perfect bliss of retirement. This, O king, is the first quality of Sakka he ought to have. 44. 'And again, O king, as when Sakka when he sees his gods around him keeps them in his favour, fills them with joy ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, keep his mind detached, alert, and tranquil, should make joy spring up within him, should rouse himself, exert himself, be full of zeal. [391] This, O king, is the second quality of Sakka he ought to have. 1 Not traced as yet. VII, 3, 47- 0F MILINDA THE KING. 323 45. 'And again, O king, as Sakka feels no discon- tent; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never allow himself to become dis- contented with solitude. This, O king, is the third quality of Sakka he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Subhuti, the Elder : " Since I, great hero, have renounced the world, According to the doctrine that you teach, I will not grant that any thought of lust Or craving care has risen in my breast V ' 30. The Sovran Overlord. 46. ' Venerable Nagasena, the four qualities of the sovran overlord which you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 'Just, O king, as the sovran overlord gains the favour of the people by the four elements of popu- larity (liberality, affability, justice, and impartiality) ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, find favour with, please, and gladden the hearts of the brethren and rulers of the Order and the laity of either sex. This, O king, is the quality of the sovran overlord he ought to have. 47. 'And again, O king, as the sovran overlord allows no robber bands to form in his realm; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never allow lustful or angry or cruel ideas to arise within him. This, O king, is the second quality of the sovran overlord he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : 1 Not traced as yet. Y 2 324 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 3, 48. " The man who takes delight in the suppression Of evil thoughts, and alway self-possessed, Reflects on the impurity of things The world thinks beautiful, he will remove — Nay, cleave in twain, the bonds of the Evil One V
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134. * 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. 35. 'And again, O king, as the moon rises when begged and prayed to do so ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, frequent for alms those families who have asked and invited him to do so2. This, O king, is the fifth quality of the moon he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the most excellent Sawyutta Nikaya : " Like the moon, O brethren, let your visits be paid to the laity. Drawing back alike in outward demeanour and in inward spirit, be ye always, as strangers on their first visit, retiring in the presence of the laity. [As the man who looks down a deep ^fando vimana-ketu. ' Has his mansion, forty-nine yo- g-anas in extent, as his banner/ says Hina/i-kumbure. (A yog-ana is seven miles.) Vimarca does not mean lunar mansion, but the palace which every deity, and therefore also the moon, is supposed to inhabit. 2 The Sinhalese, p. 573, has the exact opposite. ' As the moon rises whether begged to do so or not, so should the Bhikshu visit the laity whether invited to do so or not/ But the Pali must be right, as the subsequent quotation shows. 320 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 3, 36. well, or a mountain precipice, or a river in flood, would be abashed alike in body and in mind ; so be ye, O brethren, as the moon in your visits to the laity. Holding alike in your outward demeanour and your inward spirit, be ye alway, as strangers on their first visit, retiring in the presence of the laity]1/' ' 28. The Sun. 36. ' Venerable Nagasena, the seven qualities of the sun you say he ought to have, which are they?' 'Just, O king, as the sun evaporates all water; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, cause all evil inclinations, without any ex- ception, to dry up within him. This, O king, is the first quality of the sun he ought to have. 37. 'And again, O king, as the sun dispels the darkness ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, dispel all the darkness of lust, and of anger, and of dullness, and of pride, and of heresy, and of evil, and of all unrighteousness. This, O king, is the second quality of the sun he ought to have. 38. 'And again, O king, as the sun is always in motion ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be ever thoughtful. This,
2This, O king, is the second quality of the sun he ought to have. 38. 'And again, O king, as the sun is always in motion ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be ever thoughtful. This, 1 Sawyutta XVI, 3, 2, 3. The sentence in brackets is added from Hina/i-kumbure, who gives here, p. 274, the Pali text. A pa- le ass a, the gerund of ava-karsh, and naviya, 'new-comers/ are only found in this passage. In three cases M. Leon Feer has here gone wrong, as he has so often elsewhere done, by putting the readings of the Sinhalese MSS. only in the notes, and adopting the Burmese readings in the text. He should have read, as Hina/i- kumbure does, nikkam naviya gambhirudapanaw, nadi-duggaztf. VII, 3> 42. OF MILINDA THE KING. 32 I O king, is the third quality of the sun he ought to have. 39. 'And again, O king, as the sun has a halo of rays ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, have a halo of meditation. This, O king, is the fourth quality of the sun he ought to have. 40. 'And again, O king, as the sun continually warms multitudes of people ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, rejoice the whole world of gods and men with good conduct, and righteousness, and virtue [390], and the perform- ance of duty, and with the GVzanas, and the Vimok- khas, and Samadhi, and the Samapattis (various modes of transcendental meditation or ecstacy), and with the five moral powers, and the seven kinds of wisdom, and the four modes of being mindful and self-possessed, and the fourfold great struggle against evil, and the pursuit of the four roads to saintship. This, O king, is the fifth quality of the sun he ought to have. 41. 'And again, O king, as the sun is terrified with the fear of Rahu (the demon of eclipses) ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, seeing how beings are entangled in the waste wildernesses of evil life and rebirth in states of woe, caught in the net of the mournful results here of evil done in former births, or of punishment in purgatory, or of evil inclinations, terrify his mind with a great anxiety and fear. This, O king, is the sixth quality of the sun he ought to have. 42. ' And again, O king, as the sun makes mani- fest the evil and the good ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, make mani- [36] v 322 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 3, 43. fest the moral powers, and the kinds of wisdom, and the modes of being mindful and self-possessed, and the struggle against evil, and the paths to saintship, and all qualities temporal and spiritual. This, O king, is the seventh quality of the sun he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Vangfsa, the Elder :
3This, O king, is the seventh quality of the sun he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Vangfsa, the Elder : " As the rising sun makes plain to all that live Forms pure and impure, forms both good and bad, So should the Bhikshu, like the rising orb, Bearing the scriptures ever in his mind, Make manifest to men, in ignorance blind, The many-sided Noble Path of bliss 1." ' 29. Sakka. 43. 'Venerable Nagasena, the three qualities of Sakka (the king of the gods) which you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 'Just, O king, as Sakka enjoys perfect bliss ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, rejoice in the perfect bliss of retirement. This, O king, is the first quality of Sakka he ought to have. 44. 'And again, O king, as when Sakka when he sees his gods around him keeps them in his favour, fills them with joy ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, keep his mind detached, alert, and tranquil, should make joy spring up within him, should rouse himself, exert himself, be full of zeal. [391] This, O king, is the second quality of Sakka he ought to have. 1 Not traced as yet. VII, 3, 47- 0F MILINDA THE KING. 323 45. 'And again, O king, as Sakka feels no discon- tent; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never allow himself to become dis- contented with solitude. This, O king, is the third quality of Sakka he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Subhuti, the Elder : " Since I, great hero, have renounced the world, According to the doctrine that you teach, I will not grant that any thought of lust Or craving care has risen in my breast V ' 30. The Sovran Overlord. 46. ' Venerable Nagasena, the four qualities of the sovran overlord which you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 'Just, O king, as the sovran overlord gains the favour of the people by the four elements of popu- larity (liberality, affability, justice, and impartiality) ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, find favour with, please, and gladden the hearts of the brethren and rulers of the Order and the laity of either sex. This, O king, is the quality of the sovran overlord he ought to have. 47. 'And again, O king, as the sovran overlord allows no robber bands to form in his realm; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never allow lustful or angry or cruel ideas to arise within him. This, O king, is the second quality of the sovran overlord he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods : 1 Not traced as yet. Y 2 324 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 3, 48. " The man who takes delight in the suppression Of evil thoughts, and alway self-possessed, Reflects on the impurity of things The world thinks beautiful, he will remove — Nay, cleave in twain, the bonds of the Evil One V
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