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his order passes the inner, intermediate and outer [circles of his retinue (abbhintara-, majjhima- and bāhira-parisayā devā); then it comes to the gods outside [Sakka's retinue] (bāhiragā devā) who pass it to the servant-gods (ābhiogiyā devā). The latter hand it over to the rainmakers (vuțțhi-kāiyā devā, plur.). All kinds of gods (Bhavanavāsi, Vāṇamantara, Joisiya, Vemāņiya) are able to make rain and so they do on the occasion of an Arhat's birth (jammana-mahimāsu), ordination (nikkhamaņa-m.), enlightenment (nān'uppāya-m.) and death (pariņivvāņa-m.).
"kāla-vāsi' tti kāle: prāvrși varşatîty evam śīlah kāla-varṣī, athavā kālas câsau varși cêti kāla-varși, Abhay. In Brahmanism Parjanya is often identified with Indra = Sakra.—Cf. Jambudd. V; Utt. 36, 263; LEUMANN, Proceedings of the V7th International Congress of Orientalists (Leyden 1883) III, 2, p. 491.
25 (636a) When Isāṇa wants to make darkness (tamu-kkāyam kāu-kāma) etc.: the same procedure as in 2a above. All kinds of gods are able to make darkness and so they do on the occasion of their amorous plays (kiddā-rai-pattiyam) or to deceive an enemy, to keep something secret (guttī-samrakkhana-heum) or to hide their own bodies. * *
3. SARĪRA.
1 (636b) Big (mahā-kāya, m.-sarir a) gods of the four classes penetrate (majjham majjhenam vīivaejjā) [the domain of, scil. attack] a monk who has cultivated his spiritual faculties (bhāviy’appā aṇagāra) only if they are sinful and heretical (mãi micchādițțhi-uvavannaga). Orthodox (amāi sammadditthi-uvav.) gods do not act that way; on the contrary they deal very respectfully with such a monk.
Cf. X 3'. Abhay. quotes a gāhā. 2 (637a) Respectful treatment, marks of honour and the like (sakkara etc.) are found only with A'MG, not with HA1-4; with A5, however, offering a seat does not occur.
The forms of respectful treatment are nearly the same as those listed in Uvav. 30 under II' 2 a; cf. Viy. XXV 728.
3 (637a) Repetition of and ref. to X 31 section b with 'after having overcome him or her by means of a weapon' (puvvim
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