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and by myself have learned throughout;'tis rightly called Sambodhi (king kich); 1206
That hateful family of griefs the sword of wisdom has destroyed; this then is what the world has named, and rightly named, the “chiefest victory." 1207
Through all Benares soon will sound the drum of life, no stay is possible—I have no name 2-nor do I seek profit or pleasure, 1208
But simply to declare the truth; to save men (living things) from pain, and to fulfil my ancient oath, to rescue all not yet delivered. 1209
The fruit of this my oath is ripened now, and I will follow out my ancient vow. Wealth, riches, self all given up, unnamed, I still am named “Righteous Master3." 1210
And bringing profit to the world (empire), I also have the name “Great Teacher 4;" facing sorrows, not swallowed up by them, am I not rightly called Courageous Warrior? 1211
'If not a healer of diseases, what means the name of Good Physician? seeing the wanderer, not showing him the way, why then should I be called "Good Master-guide?" 1212
Like as the lamp shines in the dark, without a
1 This assertion is a fundamental one (see Mr. Rhys Davids' Dhamma-kakka-ppavattana-sutta, Sacred Books of the East, vol. xi, throughout); so that Buddha disclaims any revelation in the sense of the result of a higher wisdom than his own. The cloud, in fact, of sin moved away, the indwelling of light, by itself, revealed itself.
* I am a voice.' • (Called by the not-called name, Master of righteousness.'
• Here follow a list of names applied to Tathagata in virtue of his office. He gives up his name Gautama, and claims to be known only by his religious titles.
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