Questions of King Milinda Part 01

SR No.: 007681
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: T W Rhys Davids
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1890
Total Pages: 2695
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 47 MB

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THE QUESTIONS OF KING MILINDA.
IV, 1, 5.
bridge unsteady and wavering, at a public bathing place the discussion would be matter of common talk. Therefore is it said" : “Uneven ground, unsafe and windy spots,
And hiding places, and god-haunted shrines, High roads, and bridges, and all bathing ghâts— These eight avoid when talking of high things.”'
5. There are eight kinds of people, Nâgasena, who when talking a matter over, spoil the discussion. And who are the eight ? He who walks in lust, he who walks in ill-will, he who walks in delusion, he who walks in pride, the greedy man, the sluggard, the man of one idea, and the fool.'
What is the objection to each of these?' asked the Elder.
• The first spoils the discussion by his lust, the next by his ill-will, the third by his delusions, the fourth by his pride, the fifth by his greed, the sixth by his sloth, the seventh by his narrowness, and the last by his folly. Therefore is it said: “ The lustful, angry, or bewildered man,
The proud, the greedy, or the slothful man, The man of one idea, and the poor foolThese eight are spoilers of high argument.”
6. “There are nine kinds of people, Nagasena, who let out a secret that has been talked over with them, and treasure it not up in their hearts. And who are the nine ? The lustful man reveals it in obedience to some lust, the ill-tempered man in con
It is not known where the verses here (or the others quoted in these two pages) are taken from.
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