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I, 15,7. ADMISSION TO THE ORDER OF BHIKKHUS. 12I
said to the Gatila Uruvela Kassapa : 'If it is not disagreeable to you, Kassapa, let me dwell this moonlight night in your fire room.'
'It is not disagreeable to me, great Samana, but in your own behalf I warn you .off. There is a savage Snake king there possessed of magical power, a dreadfully venomous serpent; let him do no harm to you.'
He is not likely to do any harm to me; pray, Kassapa, allow me a place in your fire room.'
When he saw that Kassapa had given his permission, fearlessly He, who had overcome all fear, entered. When the chief of Serpents saw that the Sage had entered, he became irritated, and sent forth a cloud of smoke. Then the chief of men', joyful and unperplexed, also sent forth a cloud of smoke. Unable to master his rage, the chief of Serpents sent forth flames like a burning fire. Then the chief of men”, the perfect master of the element of fire, also sent forth flames. When they shone forth both with their flames, the Gatilas looked at the fire room (saying), 'Truly the countenance of the great Samana is beautiful, but the Nâga will do harm to him.'
7. And when that night had elapsed, the flames of the Nâga were extinguished, but the variouscoloured flames of Him who is possessed of magical powers remained. Dark blue and red, light red, yellow, and crystal-coloured flames of various colours
any other instance in the Páli Pitakas of a similar repetition, excepting a short passage at the end of chap. 24. 3; and one other in the Maha-padhana Sutta.
Literally, 'the Snake among men,' or 'the Elephant among men' (manussanâgo).
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| SR No. | 007684 |
| Book Title | Vinaya Texts |
| 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 |