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roots?, and grinding them up, gives him to drink, and thereby his sickness passes away. Would the physician in that case think of making any further use of the medicine?'
Certainly not, the medicine has done its work. What would be the use of any more?'
Just so, O king, when sinfulness is destroyed by the five moral powers, then reasoning ceases, but knowledge remains.'
[44] 'Give me a further illustration.'
'It is like a warrior, at home in war, who takes five javelins and goes down to battle to conquer the foe. And when he has cast them the enemy is broken. There is no need for him to go on casting javelins any more.'
Well put, Nagasena!'
4. The king said: “He who will not be reborn, Någasena, does he still feel any painful sensation?'
The Elder replied: 'Some he feels and some not.' Which are they?' 'He may feel bodily pain, O king; but mental pain he would not.'
How would that be so ?'
Because the causes, proximate or remote, of bodily pain still continue, he would be liable to it. But the causes, proximate or remote, of mental agony having ceased, he could not feel it. For it has been said by the Blessed One: “One kind of pain he suffers, bodily pain : but not mental.”'
*Then why, Sir, does he not die?' 'The Arahat, О king, has need neither to curry
Pañka mala bhessaggâni: not the five principal sorts of medicine mentioned by Childers.
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