Questions of King Milinda Part 02

SR No.: 007682
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: T W Rhys Davids
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1894
Total Pages: 2240
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 38 MB

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of the good religion, and from more progress of the good religion arises an extension of the teaching of the good religion in the world. 6. This, too, that by him who possesses authority through virtue, discrimination as to the regulation of duties is taught to mankind; even for this reason, because the possessor of authority through virtue is a man who becomes a decider and ruler, and mankind learn and practise to exercise the disposition, habits, and custom of rulers.
7. This, too, that he who is a giver of the needful to his own needy ones has given himself to Zaratast; even for this reason, because the needful being given to one's own needy ones is the existence of true liberality, which is a compendium of the religion of Zaratast; by him who is thereby ennobled (vâspaharakâni-aito) the religion of Zaratûst is then put on, and whoever has put on the religion of Zaratůst [has given himself to Zaratûst. 8. This, too, that by him who]? gives the leadership [to him who is suitable for the leadership]even the wisdom of that man is increased; for this reason, because even the wisdom of the suitable, through which they accomplish that leadership, when the leadership comes to them, grows further with the glory of that duty.
9. This, too, that he who has to select the better of two ways, which are good and bad 3, is assisted
See Pahl. Yas. XXX, 2 b.
The words in brackets are the translation of a passage that was inserted in the MS. at the time the folios were patched. The original copyist of the MS. has evidently omitted a passage, but whether the repairer has made the insertion merely by guessing from the context (which is quite possible), or by referring to some other MS., is uncertain.
3 See Pahl. Yas. XXX, 3 b.
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