..續本文上一頁 their heads downwards into hell;--this is Âmagandha, but not the eating of flesh. (247)
11. ”Neither the flesh of fish, nor fasting, nor nakedness, nor tonsure, nor matted hair, nor dirt, nor rough skins, nor the worshipping of the fire, nor the many immortal penances in the world, nor hymns, nor oblations, nor sacrifice, nor observance of the
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seasons, purify a mortal who has not conquered his doubt[1]. (248)
12. ”The wise man wanders about with his organs of sense guarded, and his senses conquered, standing firm in the Dhamma, delighting in what is right and mild; having overcome all ties and left behind all pain, he does not cling to what is seen and heard.” (249)
13. Thus Bhagavat preached this subject again and again, (and the Brâhmana) who was accomplished in the hymns (of the Vedas) understood it; the Muni who is free from defilement, independent, and difficult to follow, made it clear in various stanzas. (250)
14. Having heard Buddha”s well-spoken words, which are free from defilement and send away all pain, he worshipped Tathâgata”s (feet) in humility, and took orders at once. (251)
Âmagandhasutta is ended.
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3. HIRISUTTA.
On true frendship.
1. He who transgresses and despises modesty, who says, ”I am a friend,” but does not undertake any work that can be done, know (about) him: ”he is not my (friend).” (252)
2. Whosoever uses pleasing words to friends without effect[2], him the wise know as one that (only) talks, but does not do anything. (253)
3. He is not a friend who always eagerly suspects a breach and looks out for faults; but he with whom he dwells as a son at the breast (of his mother),
[1. Comp. Dhp. v. 141.
2. Ananvayan ti yam attham dassâmi karissâmîti bhâsati tena ananugatam. Commentator.]
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he is indeed a friend that cannot be severed (from him) by others. (254)
4. He who hopes for fruit, cultivates the energy that produces joy and the pleasure that brings praise, (while) carrying the human yoke[1]. (255)
5. Having tasted the sweetness of seclusion and tranquillity one becomes free from fear and free from sin, drinking in the sweetness of the Dhamma[2]. (256)
Hirisutta is ended.
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4. MAHÂMANGALASUTTA.
Buddha defines the highest blessing to a deity.--Text by Grimblot in Journal Asiatique, t. xviii (1871), p. 229, and by Childers in Kh. Pâtha, p. 4; translation by Gogerly in the Ceylon Friend, 1839, p. 208; by Childers in Kh. Pâtha, p. 4; and by L. Feer in Journal Asiatique, t. xviii (1871), p. 296.
So it was heard by me:
At one time Bhagavat dwelt at Sâvatthî, in Getavana, in the park of Anâthapindika. Then, when the night had gone, a deity of beautiful appearance, having illuminated the whole Getavana, approached Bhagavat, and having approached and saluted him, he stood apart, and standing apart that deity addressed Bhagavat in a stanza:
1. ”Many gods and men have devised blessings, longing for happiness, tell thou (me) the highest blessing.” (257)
2. Buddha said: ”Not cultivating (the society of)
[1. Pâmuggakaranam thânam
Pasamsâvahanam sukham
Phalânisamso[*] bhâveti
Vahanto porisam dhuram.
2. Comp. Dhp. v. 205.
*. Phalam patikankhamâno phalânisamso. Commentator.]
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fools, but cultivating (the society of) wise men, worshipping those that are to be worshipped, this is the highest blessing. (258)
3. ”To live in a suitable country, to have done good deeds in a former (existence), and a thorough study of one”s self, this is the…
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