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V, 33, 1. ON THE DAILY LIFE OF THE BHIKKHUS.
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on fire to make a counter-fire', and thus afford yourselves protection.'
2. Now at that time the Khabbaggiya Bhikkhus climbed up trees, and jumped from tree to tree.
People murmured, &c., saying, 'Like monkeys.' They told this matter to the Blessed One.
You are not, O Bhikkhus, to climb up trees. Whosoever does so, shall be guilty of a dukkata.'
Now at that time, when a certain Bhikkhu in the Kosala country was going to Sâvatthi, an elephant pursued him on the way. And that Bhikkhu, when he had run up to the foot of a tree, fearing to offend, did not climb up. The elephant passed on another way.
That Bhikkhu, on arriving at Savatthi, told this matter to the Bhikkhus (and the Bhikkhus told this matter to the Blessed One 8).
'I allow you, O Bhikkhus, when there shall be something to be done to ascend a tree to the height of a man; and in cases of misfortune as high as you like.
33. 1. Now at that time there were two brothers, Bhikkhus, by name Yamelu and Tekula , Bråh
*Pataggim datum. See the story at Gâtaka I, 212, and foll. 9 Omitted in the text.
: Yamelutekula. It is possible that this compound should be dissolved into Yamela and Utekula. Compare the word Yamele at verse 35 of the Uddana (which stands where a nominative should stand, judging by the form of the other words in the Uddana). A comma has there been omitted by misprint after Yamele.
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