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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MAHÂVAGGA.
VI, 31, 12.
able. For the third time, Lord, I take my refuge in the Blessed One, &c.'
12. And the Blessed One preached to Siha, the general, in due course; that is to say, he talked about the merits obtained by almsgiving, about the duties of morality (&c., in the usual way; see, for instance, I, 8, 2, 3, down to :) dependent on nobody else for knowledge of the doctrine of the Teacher, he said to the Blessed One: ‘Lord, may the Blessed One consent to take his meal with me to-morrow, together with the fraternity of Bhikkhus.'
The Blessed One expressed his consent by remaining silent. Then Siha, the general, when he understood that the Blessed One had accepted his invitation, rose from his seat, respectfully saluted the Blessed One, and, passing round him with his right side towards him, went away.
And Siha, the general, gave order to a certain man (among his subalterns, saying),'Go, my friend, and see if there is any meat to be had1.' And when that night had elapsed, Siha, the general, ordered excellent food (&c., as in chap. 23. 5, down to the end).
13. At that time a great number of Niganthas (running) through Vesali, from road to road and from cross-way to cross-way?, with outstretched arms, cried : ‘To-day Siha, the general, has killed a great ox and has made a meal for the Samana Gotama; the Samana Gotama knowingly eats this meat of an animal killed for this very purpose, and has thus become virtually the author of that deed (of killing the animal)!' Then a certain man went to the place where Siha, | About pavattamamsa, see the note at chap. 23. 2. ? See X, 1, 9.
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