Vinaya Texts

SR No.: 007684
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: T W Rhys Davids, Hermann Oldenberg
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1881
Total Pages: 2523
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 47 MB

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I, 13, 3.
THE MINOR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS. 349
chariot races, and archery matches, shooting marbles with the fingers, guessing other people's thoughts, and mimicking other people's acts;-and they used to practise elephant riding, and horse riding, and carriage driving, and archery, and swordsmanship;and they used to run to and fro in front of elephants, and in front of horses, and in front of carriages ;and they used to exhibit signs of anger1, and to wring their hands, and to wrestle, and to box with their fists;-and spreading their robes out as a stage they used to invite dancing girls, saying, 'Here you may dance, sister!' and greet her with applause. Thus manifold were the evil lives which they practised.
3. Now at that time a certain Bhikkhu who had spent the rainy season in the country of Kâsi, and was on his way to visit the Blessed One, arrived at the Kitâ Hill. And that Bhikkhu in the early morning put on his under garment, and went, duly bowled and robed, to the Kitâ Hill for alms. And he was perfect in dignity, with his eyes cast down, and pleasing in appearance, whether in going in or
1 Usselhenti. We are quite uncertain how to render this word. One might be tempted to think that a denominative verb from ussolhi may have acquired a technical sense appropriate to this passage. But we do not favour any such conjectural alteration of the clear reading of the MSS., at all events at present.
Appothenti. See Buddhaghosa's note quoted by Rh. D. in his note on the Book of the Great Decease, II, 19:
Nibbugghanti, which Buddhaghosa explains by malla-yuddham karonti. Compare ubbugghati at Kullavagga VIII, 10, and Sutta-vibhanga, Pârâgika I, 10, 26.
The Sam. Pâs. says, Nalâtikam pi denti sâdhu sâdhu bhaginîti attano nalâle angulim thapetvâ tassâ nalâte thapenti.
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