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"The forest burnt by fire, the Swarthy trailed, After the lapse of many nights and days, In shoots and seedlings springs once more to life, But he whom almsman, strong in righteousness, Burneth with ardent flame, may look in vain For child, or offspring 'among his stock'. No wealth His heire may find; childless and without heirs, Like to a plam-tree stump such men become.
Hence with these four - the serpent and the fire, The prince of high estate, the saintly friar - Let the wise man, his own goodwill in sight, Conduct himself as seemly is and right.
"When these things had been said, King Pas enadi, the Kosalan, spoke thus to the Exalted One:
" 'Most excellent, Lord, most excellent! Just as if a man were to set up that which has been thrown down, or were to reveal that which is hidden away, or were to point out the right road to him who has gone astray, or were to bring a lamp into the darkness so that those who have eyes could see external forms - just even so, Lord, has the truth been made known to me, in many a figure by the Exalted One, I, even I, Lord, betake myself to the Exalted One as my refuge, to the Norms and to the Order. May the Exalted One accept me as a follower, as one who from this day forth as long as life endures has taken his refuge therein".
At one time Bhagāvan i. e. Buddha was dwelling at Rajagrha in Venuvana, in Kalandakanivapa, At and that time some questions were recited to Sabhiya, the Paribbajaka (a wandering mender mendicant), by an old benevolent diety (who had in a former birth been a relation of his): 'He who, O Sabhiya, be it a Sramana or a Brahmana, explains these questions to thee when asked, near him you should live a religious life'.
"Then Sabhiya the Paribbajaka having learnt the questions from the deity, went to whatever Sramanas and Brahmanas there were, who had an assembly (of Bhikhus), and a crowd (of followers), and were well-known teachers famous leaders and were considered excellent by the multi
| SR No. | 022804 |
| Book Title | Agama And Tripitaka Comparative Study |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Nagaraj Muni |
| Publisher | Today and Tomorrows Printers and Publishers |
| Publication Year | 1986 |
| Total Pages | 804 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 19 MB |