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utter words likely to cause pain to another, por entertain feelings of ill will towards another, and will not tricourage others to cause pain by word, deed, or thought to apother.?
In another place, the Majjhima Nikavas states that in Nalanda, Dighatapassi informed the Buddha that the Nigantha Nätaputta did not lay down Kamma Kamma, but his teaching was based on Danda danda. Wrong doings, according to him, as we have already mentioned, are on three kinds, viz. Kayadanda (wrong of body ), Vacidanda (wrong of speech), and Manodanda (wrong of mind) Further he says that Kayadanda is more heinous in the opinion of Nigantha Nataputta than either of the other two. This is supported by Nätaputta himself. He appreciates the statement of Dighatapassi and says that he has answered Gotama in a very proper way ( sadhu sadhu tapasii ). For how can an insignificant wrong of mind overshadow an important wrong of body, since a wrong deed of body is the more blamble? (kim hi sobhati chabo manodando imassa wanı olarskassa kajadandassa upanidhaya. atha kho kayadanda vå mahasävagjataro papassa...... ). Upali goes then to discuss the matter with the Buddha. The Buddha asked him 11 Nigan tha, who although suffers from sickness, refuses cold water and takes only hot water, passes away, what result does Nātaputta lay down for him?" Upali answers that he will be born among the Manosatta Devas. He also says that: according to Nātaputta, the blame is less; Because before he passed away, he was devoted to mind. The Buddha. says: "House-holder, take care of how you explain. Your earlier statement does not tally with sour latter, qor your latter with your earlier "( manast karoki, Ganapati... Ha kho te sandhiyati purimena va pacchaman, pacchimena sa puriman ) and then asks Upali: "While going out or returning, Fourfold restrained Niganth Nātaputta brings many small creatures to destruction. What Tespit, kouse-holder, does Nätaputta lay down for him ? Nataputta lays down that being unintentional, there is no great blame, "But if he does in
