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THE QUESTIONS AND PUZZLES
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the diamond, and the chauk, and rock, and coral, and the ruby, and the Masara stone, and the cat's-eye, and crystal, and quartz, and iron ore 1, and copper, and brass , and bronze ;-there is flax, and silk, and cotton, and hemp 3, and wool ;—there is rice, and paddy, and barley, and millet, and kudrû sa grain, and beans, and wheat, and oilseed, and vetches ;there are perfumes prepared from roots, and sap, and pith, and bark, and [268] leaves, and flowers, and fruit, and of all other sorts ;-we find grass, and creepers, and shrubs, and trees, and medicinal herbs, and forests, and rivers, and mountains, and seas, and fish, and tortoises, all is in the world. Tell me, Sir, what there is, then, which is not in the world.'
12. There are three things, O king, which you cannot find in the world. And what are the three ? That which, whether conscious or unconscious, is not subject to decay and death-that you will not find. That quality of anything, organic or inorganic), which is not impermanent—that you will not find. And in the highest sense there is no such thing as being possessed of being.'
1 Kala-loha, 'black metal' not found in the Pitakas).
• Vatta-loha, 'round metal. I can only guess what this is. The Simhalese has simply wataloha, which is equally unintelligible. The word occurs again below (p. 331 of the Pali), and Hinati-kumbure there renders it toti, which is a particular kind of brazen vessel.
* Two kinds are mentioned, såna and bhanga. I don't know the difference between them. The Simhalese has sana and bankalpê.
• Three kinds of Phaseoli are mentioned, Varaka, Mugga, and Mâsa.
o Paramatthena sattậpaladdhi natthi. It is very curious
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