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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X, 2, 12.
SCHISMS AMONG THE SAMGHA.
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hatred, my dear Dighâvu, is hatred appeased; by not-hatred, my dear Dighâvu, hatred is appeased."
11. When he had spoken thus, O Bhikkhus, the people said to king Dighiti of Kosala : “ This king Dighiti of Kosala is mad and raves. What has this Dighầvu to do with him? Who is he to whom he says : Do not look long, &c. ?!” (Dighiti replied): "I am not mad, my friends, nor do I rave. He who is clever will understand it."
'And for the second time, &c. And for the third time, O Bhikkhus, king Dighiti of Kosala said to young Dighầvu, &c. And for the third time said the people (&c., down to :) “He who is clever will understand it."
Then those people, O Bhikkhus, having led king Dighiti of Kosala and his consort around from road to road and from cross-way to cross-way, led them out of the town by the southern gate, hewed them in four pieces to the south of the town, threw the pieces away to the four quarters, stationed there a troop of soldiers, and went away.
12. Then young Dighâvu, O Bhikkhus, went to Benares, got strong drink there, and made those soldiers drink it. When they were drunk and had fallen down, he gathered the pieces of the two bodies), made a funeral pile, put his father's and his mother's bodies on that pile, set it on fire, and raising his clasped hands he three times circumambulated the funeral pile.
Now at that time, O Bhikkhus, king Brahmadatta of Kasi had gone up on to the terrace of his splendid palace. And king Brahmadatta of Käsi, O Bhikkhus, saw young Dighâvu, who, raising his clasped hands, three times circumambulated the
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