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KULLAVAGGA.
XII, 2, 1.
who argue in favour of the Dhamma become weak; before those who argue against the Vinaya become powerful, and those who argue in favour of the Vinaya become weak.'
'Even so, Sir,' said the venerable Revata, in assent to the venerable Yasa, the son of Kåkandaka.
Here ends the First Portion for Recitation.
2. 1. Now the Vaggian Bhikkhus of Vesalt heard the rumour: “Yasa, they say, the son of Kakandaka, wishing to take this legal question in hand, is seeking about for support, and support they say he is succeeding in getting. And they thought : *This legal question, now, is hard and subtle. How can we obtain such support that we may have the greater power at the decision thereof? ?'
And they thought : ‘The venerable Yasa, who dwells at Soreyya, is wise in the traditions, and is one who has learnt the Agamas, who knows by heart the Dhamma, the Vinaya, the Mâtikâs, is intelligent, discreet, and wise, modest, conscientious, and devoted to the precepts. If we could gain him over to our side, we should attain our end.
Then the Vaggian Bhikkhus of Vesali got together much property, requisites, a number of things of the Samanas' life—to wit, bowls and robes, and rugs, and needlecases, and girdles, and filters, and regulation-pots. And, taking this property with
· Compare above, XII, 1, 9. * On Dhamma-karaka, see our note at Kullavagga V, 13, 1.
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