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known, heard, understood, and comprehended these words, I did not believe in the meaning (of your words), which I had never perceived nor heard nor understood nor appreciated, and which were never explained nor defined nor delivered nor made clear to me, nor pondered over by me. But now, Reverend Sir, as I do know, &c., these words which I have perceived, heard, &c., I believe, accept, and approve of their meaning. It is just as you say !' (38)
Then the Venerable Gautama spoke thus to Udaka, the son of Pêdhâla : "Believe it, sir; accept it, sir ; approve of it, sir; it is just as we have said.” Then Udaka, the son of Pêdhâla, spoke thus to the Venerable Gautama: 'I desire, Reverend Sir, in your presence to pass from the creed which enjoins four vows', to the creed which enjoins the five great vows and the Pratikramana ?? (39)
Then the Venerable Gautama went with Udaka, the son of Pêdhâla, to the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvira. Then Udaka, the son of Pêdhâla, solemnly circumambulated the Venerable Ascetic Mahâvîra three times from the left to the right, and having done so he praised and worshipped him, and then he spoke thus: “I desire, Reverend Sir, in your presence to pass from the creed which enjoins four vows, to the creed which enjoins the five great vows and the Pratikramana. May it so please you, beloved of the
See above, p. 121, note 2. In this way the creed of Pârsva is characterised in contra distinction to that of Mahâvîra.
2 Pratikramana is the expiation of sins ... by means of Nindana Garhana, Alôkanâ, and other processes. Nindana is condemning the sinful act or repenting of it to oneself; Garhana is doing the same before a Guru ; and Alôkanâ is making a confession of it to the Guru. Bhandarkar, Report, p. 9, note .
