..续本文上一页havu, the son of King Dighiti, whom thou hast robbed of his kingdom and slain together with his queen, my mother. I know that men overcome the hatred entertained for wrongs which they have suffered much more easily than for the wrongs which they have done, and so I cannot expect that thou wilt take pity on me; but now a chance for revenge has come to me.

　　"The king seeing that he was at the mercy of young Dighavu raised his hands and said: ”Grant me my life, my dear Dighavu, grant me my life. I shall be forever grateful to thee.” And Dighavu said without bitterness or ill-will: ”How can I grant thee thy life, O king, since my life is endangered by thee

　　 I do not mean to take thy life. It is thou, O king, who must grant me my life."

　　"And the king said: ”Well, my dear Dighavu, then grant me my life, and I will grant thee thine.” Thus, King Brahmadatta of Kasi and young Dighavu granted each other”s life and took each other”s hand and swore an oath not to do any harm to each other.

　　"Then King Brahmadatta of Kasi said to young Dighavu: ”Why did thy father say to thee in the hour of his death: "Be not far-sighted, be not near-sighted, for hatred is not appeased by hatred. Hatred is appeased by not-hatred alone,"-what did thy father mean by that

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　　"The youth replied: ”When my father, O king, in the hour of his death said: ”Be not far-sighted," he meant, Let ”Be not hatred go far. And when my father said near-sighted," he meant, be not hasty to fall out with thy friends. And when he said For not by hatred is hatred appeased; hatred is appeased by not-hatred, he meant this: Thou hast killed my father and mother, O king, and if I should deprive thee of thy life, then thy partisans in turn would take away my life; my partisans again would deprive thine of their lives. Thus by hatred, hatred would not be appeased. But now, O king, thou hast granted me my life, and I have granted thee thine; thus by not-hatred hatred has been appeased.”

　　"Then King Brahmadatta of Kasi thought: ”How wise is young Dighavu that he understands in its full extent the meaning of what his father spoke concisely.” And the king gave him back his father”s kingdom and gave him his daughter in marriage."

　　Having finished the story, the Blessed One said: "Brethren, ye are my lawful sons in the faith, begotten by the words of my mouth. Children ought not to trample under foot the counsel given them by their father; do ye henceforth follow my admonitions. Then the bhikkhus met in conference; they discussed their differences in mutual good will, and the concord of the Sangha was re-established.

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