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II, 1, 5.
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of the bodily frame,' said the Elder. And he talked to him from the Abhidhamma 'to such effect that Anantakåya confessed himself as a supporter of the Order.
5. And the venerable Nâgasena went to the king, and sat down on the seat prepared for him. And the king provided Nagasena and his following with food, both hard and soft, as much as they required : and presented each brother with a suit of garments, and Nagasena himself with a set of three robes. And then he said to him : ‘Be pleased to keep your seat here, and with you ten of the brethren. Let the rest depart.'
And when he saw that Nâgasena had finished his meal, he took a lower seat, and sat beside him, and said: 'What shall we discuss ?'
We want to arrive at truth. Let our discussion be about the truth.'
And the king said : 'What is the object, Sir, of your ? renunciation, and what the summum bonum at which you aim ?'
Why do you ask? Our renunciation is to the end that this sorrow may perish away, and that no further sorrow may arise ; the complete passing away, without cleaving to the world, is our highest aim.'
How now, Sir! Is it for such high reasons that all members of it have joined the Order ?'
[32] 'Certainly not, Sire. Some for those reasons,
1-1 I venture to think it is incorrect to put a full stop, as Mr. Trenckner has done, after a kâ si.
Plural. "You members of the Buddhist Order.' The question is further elaborated below, III, 1, 3, and above, I, 38. [35]
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