Questions of King Milinda Part 02

Author(s): T W Rhys Davids
Publisher: Oxford

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51st Dilemma. Was not the Buddha taught by others? 43 52nd Dilemma. Why can there be only one Buddha at
a time? . . . . . . . . . 47 53rd Dilemma. Did not the Buddha put the Order
above himself? . . . . . 54th Dilemma. As a layman can reach Arahatship, why
enter the Order ? . . . . . . 55th Dilemma. Did not the Buddha, having tried and
abandoned asceticism, nevertheless still insist on it ? 56th Dilemma. Men sometimes throw off the robes.
Why not test candidates before initiation? . . 57th Dilemma. How is it that Arahats suffer bodily
pain? . . . . . . . . 58th Dilemma. Why cannot an offender, who is not
aware of his offence, enter the Path . . . 59th Dilemma. How can a guilty Samana purify gifts ? 6oth Dilemma. The soul' in water,
. . 85 6180 Dilemma. Why does the Order trouble itself about
learning, and about buildings and gifts ? . . 92 62nd Dilemma. Why cannot a layman, who can become
an Arahat, continue as one? . . . . 63rd Dilemma. How is it that an Arahat can do wrong? 64th Dilemma. What is there that is, but not in the
world? 65th Dilemma. What is there that is without a cause?. 103 66th Dilemma. Karma-born, cause-born, and season
born . . . . . . . . . 107 67th Dilemma. What becomes of dead devils ? . . 108 68th Dilemma. Why did not the Buddha promulgate
all the Rules of the Order at once? . . . 109 69th Dilemma. How does the sun get cool? 7oth Dilemma. Why is the sun hotter in winter?. . 112 71st Dilemma. How can Vessantara's giving away of
his children be approved ? . . . . . 114 72nd Dilemma. Why did the Bodisat undergo penance? 132 73rd Dilemma. Which is stronger, virtue or vice? : 144 74th Dilemma. Do the dead derive advantage from gifts
given here? . . . . . : · 151 75th Dilemma. Dreams and sleep .
. 157 76th Dilemma. Is death ever premature ?
. 162
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