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The Utopia and the Utopian
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essa vihi anukkanto, mahenena maimaya; apadinnena virena, kasavena mahesina
-tti bemi
This course, indeed, was followed, By the Mahana wise; The Hero, unaffected, The Kasava, the Seer Great.
-Thus do I say.
cariyasanaim sejjao, egaiyao jao buiyao; aikkha taim sayanasanaim jaim sevittha se mahâvîre. Of the accustomed seats and abodes, Reported as they are, Those abodes and seats please relate That the Great Hero did use. avesana-sabha-oavasu, paniyasalasu egaya vaso; aduva paliyatthanesu, palalapunjesu egaya vaso. At workshops, assembly halls, water-sheds, And shops, sometimes He lodged; Or at manufactories And under straw-sheds sometimes He dwelt.
agantare aramagare, nagare vi egaya vaso; susane sunnagare va, rukkhamule vi egaya vaso. At travellers' halls, garden-houses, And towns sometimes He lodged; At cemetery or deserted house, And at the foot of trees, sometimes He dwelt. etehim muni sayanehm, samane asi patelasa vase; raindiyam pi jayamane, appamatte samahie jhai. At such abodes, the Sage, The Ascetic, some thirteen years spent; Day and night careful, And vigilant, meditating, quiet and calm.
