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1The Mungoose. 6. ' Venerable Nagasena, that one quality of the mungoose you say he ought to take, which is it ? ' 'Just, O king, as the mungoose, when attacking a snake, only does so when he has covered his body with an antidote ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, when going into the world where anger and hatred are rife, which is under the sway of quarrels, strife, disputes, and enmities, ever keep his mind anointed with the antidote of love. This, O king, is the quality of the mungoose he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Sariputta, the Elder, the Commander of the Faith : " Therefore should love be felt for one's own kin, And so for strangers too, and the whole wide world Should be pervaded with a heart of love — This is the doctrine of the Buddhas all." ' 36. The Old Male Jackal. 7. [395] ' Venerable Nagasena, the two qualities of the old male jackal you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 1 Not traced as yet. 33° THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 4, 8. * Just, O king, as the old male jackal, whatever kind of food he finds, feels no disgust, but eats of it as much as he requires ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, eat without dis- gust such food as he receives with the sole object of keeping himself alive. This, O king, is the first quality of the old male jackal he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Maha Kassapa, the Elder : " Leaving my dwelling-place, I entered once Upon my round for alms, the village street. A leper there I saw eating his meal, And, as was meet, deliberately, in turn, I stood beside him too that he might give a gift. He, with his hand all leprous and diseased, Put in my bowl — 'twas all he had to give — A ball of rice ; and as he placed it there A finger, mortifying, broke and fell. Seated behind a wall, that ball of food I ate, and neither when I ate it, nay, Nor afterwards, did any loathing thought Arise within my breast 1." 8. ' And again, O king, as the old male jackal, when he gets any food, does not stop to examine it ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never stop to find out whether food given to him is bitter or sweet, well-flavoured or ill — just as it is should he be satisfied with it. This, O king, is the second quality of the old male jackal 1 Thera Gatha 1054-1056. The reading pakkena hatthena seems to me to be quite correct. Compare pakka-gatto, also of a leper, at M. I, 506 ; and above, p. 357 of the Pali. VII, 4,9- 0F MILINDA THE KING. 33 1 he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Upasena Vahganta-putta, the Elder : " Bitter food too should he enjoy, Nor long for what is sweet to taste. The mind disturbed by lust of taste Can ne'er enjoy the ecstacies Of meditations high. The man content With anything that's given — in him alone Is Sama/zaship made perfect1."' 37. The Deer. 9. ' Venerable Nagasena, those three qualities of the deer you say he ought to take, which are they ? '
2The mind disturbed by lust of taste Can ne'er enjoy the ecstacies Of meditations high. The man content With anything that's given — in him alone Is Sama/zaship made perfect1."' 37. The Deer. 9. ' Venerable Nagasena, those three qualities of the deer you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 'Just, O king, as the deer frequents the forest by day, and spends the night in the open air ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, pass the day in the forest, and the night under the open sky. This, O king, is the first quality of the deer he ought to have. [396] For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the exposition called the Lomahawsana Pariyaya: " And I, Sariputta, when the nights are cold and wintry, at the time of the eights (the Ash/aka festivals 2), when the snow is falling, at such times did I pass the night under the open sky, and the day in the woods. And in the last month of the hot season I spent the day under the open sky, and the night in the woods 3." 1 Thera Gatha 580. 2 So called because they were held on the 8th day after the full moon in the two winter months. See the notes in ' Vinaya Texts/ I, p. 130, and in the Magghima., p. 536. 3 Ma^gvfoma Nikaya I, p. 79. To quote this passage here as an authority the Bhikshu ought still to follow, is a striking instance of 332 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 4, 10. 10. ' And again, O king, as the deer, when a javelin or an arrow is falling upon him, dodges it and escapes, not allowing his body to remain in its way ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, when evil inclinations fall upon him, dodge them, and escape, placing not his mind in their way. This, O king, is the second quality of the deer he ought to have. 11. ' And again, O king, as the deer on catching sight of men escapes this way or that, that they may not see him ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, when he sees men of quarrelsome habits, given to contentions and strife and disputes, wicked men and inert, fond of society — then should he escape hither or thither that neither should they see him, nor he them \ This, O king, is the third quality of the deer he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Sariputta, the Elder, the Commander of the Faith : " Let not the man with evil in his heart, Inert, bereft of zeal, of wicked life, Knowing but little of the sacred words — Let not that man, at any time or place, Be my companion, or associate with me 2." ' the fatal habit of quoting texts of Scripture apart from their context. As it stands, it seems as if it supported the proposition of our author. But it is really just the contrary. For it occurs in the description given by Gotama of what he had done before he arrived at insight, when he was carrying out that system of penance which he afterwards abandoned as useless, and indeed worse than useless.
3But it is really just the contrary. For it occurs in the description given by Gotama of what he had done before he arrived at insight, when he was carrying out that system of penance which he afterwards abandoned as useless, and indeed worse than useless. 1 See MaggMma Nikaya I, 79, where the closing words are the same. 2 Thera Gatha 987 (but the last words differ). vii, 4, 15- 0f milinda the king. 333 38. The Bull. 12. * Venerable Nagasena, those four qualities of the bull you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 1 Just, O king, as the bull never forsakes its own stall ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never abandon his own body on the ground that its nature is only the decomposition, the wearing away, the dissolution, the destruction of that which is impermanent 1. This, O king, is the first quality of the bull he ought to have. 13. ' And again, O king, as the bull, when he has once taken the yoke upon him, bears that yoke through all conditions of ease or of pain ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, [397] when he has once taken upon himself the life of a recluse, keep to it, in happiness or in woe, to the end of his life, to his latest breath. This, O king, is the second quality of the bull he ought to have. 14. ' And again, O king, as the bull drinks water with never satiated desire; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, receive the instruction of his teachers and masters with a desire, love, and pleasure that is never satiated 2. This, O king, is the third quality of the bull he ought to have. 15. ' And again, O king, as the bull equally bears the yoke whoever puts it on him ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, accept with bowed head the admonitions and ex- 1 See Digha Nikaya II, 83 ; Gataka I, 146. 2 Ghayamanena, atrrptikawa aghra/zayew in the Sin- halese. 334 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 4, 1 6. hortations of the elders, of the brethren of junior or of middle standing, and of the believing laity alike. This, O king, is the fourth quality of the bull he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Sari- putta, the Elder, the Commander of the Faith : " A novice, seven years of age, a boy Only to-day received into our ranks, He too may teach me, and with bended head, His admonitions will I gladly bear. Time after time, where'er I meet him, still My strong approval, and my love, will I Lavish upon him — if he be but good, — And yield the honoured place of teacher to him V ' 39. The Boar. 16. 'Venerable Nagasena, those two qualities of the boar you say he ought to take, which are they ? '
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 Mungoose. 6. ' Venerable Nagasena, that one quality of the mungoose you say he ought to take, which is it ? ' 'Just, O king, as the mungoose, when attacking a snake, only does so when he has covered his body with an antidote ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, when going into the world where anger and hatred are rife, which is under the sway of quarrels, strife, disputes, and enmities, ever keep his mind anointed with the antidote of love. This, O king, is the quality of the mungoose he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Sariputta, the Elder, the Commander of the Faith : " Therefore should love be felt for one's own kin, And so for strangers too, and the whole wide world Should be pervaded with a heart of love — This is the doctrine of the Buddhas all." ' 36. The Old Male Jackal. 7. [395] ' Venerable Nagasena, the two qualities of the old male jackal you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 1 Not traced as yet. 33° THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 4, 8. * Just, O king, as the old male jackal, whatever kind of food he finds, feels no disgust, but eats of it as much as he requires ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, eat without dis- gust such food as he receives with the sole object of keeping himself alive. This, O king, is the first quality of the old male jackal he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Maha Kassapa, the Elder : " Leaving my dwelling-place, I entered once Upon my round for alms, the village street. A leper there I saw eating his meal, And, as was meet, deliberately, in turn, I stood beside him too that he might give a gift. He, with his hand all leprous and diseased, Put in my bowl — 'twas all he had to give — A ball of rice ; and as he placed it there A finger, mortifying, broke and fell. Seated behind a wall, that ball of food I ate, and neither when I ate it, nay, Nor afterwards, did any loathing thought Arise within my breast 1." 8. ' And again, O king, as the old male jackal, when he gets any food, does not stop to examine it ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never stop to find out whether food given to him is bitter or sweet, well-flavoured or ill — just as it is should he be satisfied with it. This, O king, is the second quality of the old male jackal 1 Thera Gatha 1054-1056. The reading pakkena hatthena seems to me to be quite correct. Compare pakka-gatto, also of a leper, at M. I, 506 ; and above, p. 357 of the Pali. VII, 4,9- 0F MILINDA THE KING. 33 1 he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Upasena Vahganta-putta, the Elder : " Bitter food too should he enjoy, Nor long for what is sweet to taste. The mind disturbed by lust of taste Can ne'er enjoy the ecstacies Of meditations high. The man content With anything that's given — in him alone Is Sama/zaship made perfect1."' 37. The Deer. 9. ' Venerable Nagasena, those three qualities of the deer you say he ought to take, which are they ? '
2The mind disturbed by lust of taste Can ne'er enjoy the ecstacies Of meditations high. The man content With anything that's given — in him alone Is Sama/zaship made perfect1."' 37. The Deer. 9. ' Venerable Nagasena, those three qualities of the deer you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 'Just, O king, as the deer frequents the forest by day, and spends the night in the open air ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, pass the day in the forest, and the night under the open sky. This, O king, is the first quality of the deer he ought to have. [396] For it was said, O king, by the Blessed One, the god over all gods, in the exposition called the Lomahawsana Pariyaya: " And I, Sariputta, when the nights are cold and wintry, at the time of the eights (the Ash/aka festivals 2), when the snow is falling, at such times did I pass the night under the open sky, and the day in the woods. And in the last month of the hot season I spent the day under the open sky, and the night in the woods 3." 1 Thera Gatha 580. 2 So called because they were held on the 8th day after the full moon in the two winter months. See the notes in ' Vinaya Texts/ I, p. 130, and in the Magghima., p. 536. 3 Ma^gvfoma Nikaya I, p. 79. To quote this passage here as an authority the Bhikshu ought still to follow, is a striking instance of 332 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 4, 10. 10. ' And again, O king, as the deer, when a javelin or an arrow is falling upon him, dodges it and escapes, not allowing his body to remain in its way ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, when evil inclinations fall upon him, dodge them, and escape, placing not his mind in their way. This, O king, is the second quality of the deer he ought to have. 11. ' And again, O king, as the deer on catching sight of men escapes this way or that, that they may not see him ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, when he sees men of quarrelsome habits, given to contentions and strife and disputes, wicked men and inert, fond of society — then should he escape hither or thither that neither should they see him, nor he them \ This, O king, is the third quality of the deer he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Sariputta, the Elder, the Commander of the Faith : " Let not the man with evil in his heart, Inert, bereft of zeal, of wicked life, Knowing but little of the sacred words — Let not that man, at any time or place, Be my companion, or associate with me 2." ' the fatal habit of quoting texts of Scripture apart from their context. As it stands, it seems as if it supported the proposition of our author. But it is really just the contrary. For it occurs in the description given by Gotama of what he had done before he arrived at insight, when he was carrying out that system of penance which he afterwards abandoned as useless, and indeed worse than useless.
3But it is really just the contrary. For it occurs in the description given by Gotama of what he had done before he arrived at insight, when he was carrying out that system of penance which he afterwards abandoned as useless, and indeed worse than useless. 1 See MaggMma Nikaya I, 79, where the closing words are the same. 2 Thera Gatha 987 (but the last words differ). vii, 4, 15- 0f milinda the king. 333 38. The Bull. 12. * Venerable Nagasena, those four qualities of the bull you say he ought to take, which are they ? ' 1 Just, O king, as the bull never forsakes its own stall ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, never abandon his own body on the ground that its nature is only the decomposition, the wearing away, the dissolution, the destruction of that which is impermanent 1. This, O king, is the first quality of the bull he ought to have. 13. ' And again, O king, as the bull, when he has once taken the yoke upon him, bears that yoke through all conditions of ease or of pain ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, [397] when he has once taken upon himself the life of a recluse, keep to it, in happiness or in woe, to the end of his life, to his latest breath. This, O king, is the second quality of the bull he ought to have. 14. ' And again, O king, as the bull drinks water with never satiated desire; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, receive the instruction of his teachers and masters with a desire, love, and pleasure that is never satiated 2. This, O king, is the third quality of the bull he ought to have. 15. ' And again, O king, as the bull equally bears the yoke whoever puts it on him ; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, accept with bowed head the admonitions and ex- 1 See Digha Nikaya II, 83 ; Gataka I, 146. 2 Ghayamanena, atrrptikawa aghra/zayew in the Sin- halese. 334 THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES VII, 4, 1 6. hortations of the elders, of the brethren of junior or of middle standing, and of the believing laity alike. This, O king, is the fourth quality of the bull he ought to have. For it was said, O king, by Sari- putta, the Elder, the Commander of the Faith : " A novice, seven years of age, a boy Only to-day received into our ranks, He too may teach me, and with bended head, His admonitions will I gladly bear. Time after time, where'er I meet him, still My strong approval, and my love, will I Lavish upon him — if he be but good, — And yield the honoured place of teacher to him V ' 39. The Boar. 16. 'Venerable Nagasena, those two qualities of the boar you say he ought to take, which are they ? '
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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