Text of Confucianism Part 02

SR No.: 007676
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Legge
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1882
Total Pages: 2405
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 43 MB

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VI, 23, 13.
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up even their own flesh. Let no one, O Bhikkhus, eat man's flesh. He who does, commits a thullakkaya (or, grave) offence. And let no one, O Bhikkhus, eat meat without having enquired (what it is). He who does, commits a dukkata offence.
10. At that time the king's elephants died. During a famine the people ate that elephants' fesh, and when the Bhikkhus came and asked for alms, they gave them elephants' flesh. The Bhikkhus ate that elephants' fesh. People were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: How can the Sakyaputtiya Samanas eat elephants' flesh? Elephants are an attribute of royalty. If the king knew that, they would not be in his favour.'
They told this thing to the Blessed One. 'Let no one, O Bhikkhus, eat elephants' flesh. He who does, commits a dukkata offence.'
11. At that time the king's horses died. During a famine (&c., as in g 10, down to :)
'Let no one, O Bhikkhus, eat horse-flesh. He who does, commits a duk kata offence.'
12. At that time the people, during a famine, ate dogs' Alesh, and when the Bhikkhus came and asked for alms, they gave them dogs' flesh. The Bhikkhus ate that dogs' flesh. People were annoyed, murmured, and became angry: 'How can the Sakyaputtiya Samanas eat dogs' Alesh? Dogs are disgusting and loathsome animals.'
They told this thing to the Blessed One.
Let no one, O Bhikkhus, eat dogs' flesh. He who does, commits a dukkata offence.
13. At that time the people, during a famine, ate serpents' flesh (&c., as in 12, down to :) .How can
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