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neither sees, nor hears the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, and each close to him."
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'And after giving utterance to his deep faith in Âlâra Kâlâma, he departed thence.'
37. 'Now what think you, Pukkusa, which is the more difficult thing either to do or to meet with— that a man being conscious and awake should neither see, nor hear the sound of five hundred carts passing by, one after the other, close to him, —or that a man, being conscious and awake, should neither see, nor hear the sound thereof when the falling rain goes on beating and splashing, and the lightnings are flashing forth, and the thunderbolts are crashing?'
38. 'What in comparison, Lord, can these five hundred carts do, or six or seven or eight or nine or ten hundred, yea, even hundreds and thousands of carts. That certainly is more difficult, both to do and to meet with, that a man being conscious and awake should neither see, nor hear the sound thereof when the falling rain goes on beating and splashing, and the lightnings are flashing forth, and the thunderbolts are crashing.'
39. 'Now on one occasion, Pukkusa, I was dwelling at Âtumâ, and was at the Threshing-floor1. And at that time the falling rain begun to beat and to splash, and the lightnings to flash forth, and the thunderbolts to crash; and two peasants, brothers, and four oxen were killed. Then, Pukkusa, a great multitude of people went forth from Âtumâ, and went up to the place where the two peasants, brothers, and the four oxen, lay killed.
1 Bhusâgâre ti khalu-sâlâyam. (S. V. thri.)
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| SR No. | 007674 |
| Book Title | Dhammapada |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1881 |
| Total Pages | 2540 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 45 MB |