..续本文上一页h the world of the gods; I do not know thy view, the famous Gotama”s (view). (1116)

　　 3. ”To this man who sees what is good I have come supplicatingly with a question: How is any one to look upon the world that the king of death may not see him

　　” (1117)

　　 4. ”Look upon the world as void, O Mogharâgan, being always thoughtful; having destroyed the view of oneself (as really existing), so one may overcome death; the king of death will not see him who thus regards the world[2].” (1118)

　　Mogharâgamânavapukkhâ is ended.

　　[1. Âkiñkaññâsambhavam

　　 Nandîsamyoganam iti

　　 Evam evam abhiññâya

　　 Tato tattha vipassati,

　　 Etam ñânam tathamtassa

　　 Brâhmanassa vusîmato.

　　2. Comp. Dhp. v. 170.]

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　　17. PINGIYAMÂNAVAPUKKHÂ.

　　 1. ”I am old, feeble, colourless,”--so said the venerable Pingiya,--”my eyes are not clear, my hearing is not good; lest I should perish a fool on the way, tell me the Dhamma, that I may know how to leave birth and decay in this world.” (1119)

　　 2. ”Seeing others afflicted by the body, O Pingiya,”--so said Bhagavat,--”(seeing) heedless people suffer in their bodies;--therefore, O Pingiya, shalt thou be heedful, and leave the body behind, that thou mayest never come to exist again.” (1120)

　　 3. Pingiya: ”Four regions, four intermediate regions, above and below, these are the ten regions; there is nothing which has not been seen, heard, or thought by thee, and (is there) anything in the world not understood (by thee)

　　 Tell (me) the Dhamma, that I may know how to leave birth and decay in this world” (1121)

　　 4. ”Seeing men seized with desire, O Pingiya,”--so said Bhagavat,--”tormented and overcome by decay,--therefore thou, O Pingiya, shalt be heedful, and leave desire behind, that thou mayest never come to exist again.” (1122)

　　Pingiyamânavapukkhâ is ended.

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　　 This said Bhagavat, living in Magadha at Pâsânaka Ketiya (the Rock Temple). Sought by sixteen Brâhmanas, the followers (of Bâvarî, and) questioned by each of them in turn, he responded to the questions. If a man, having understood the meaning and tenor of each question, lives according to the Dhamma, then he will go to the further shore of decay and death, for these Dhammas lead to the

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　　further shore, and therefore this order of Dhamma was called ”the way to the other shore.”

　　 1, 2. Agita, Tissametteyya, Punnaka and Mettagû, Dhotaka and Upasîva, Nanda and Hemaka, the two Todeyya and Kappa, and the wise Gatukannin, Bhadrâvudha and Udaya, and also the Brâhmana Posâla, and the wise Mogharâgan, and Pingiya the great Isi, (1123, 1124)

　　 3. These went up to Buddha, the Isi of exemplary conduct; asking subtle questions they went up to the supreme Buddha. (1125)

　　 4. Buddha, being asked, responded to their questions truly, and in responding to the questions the Muni delighted the Brâhmanas.(1126)

　　 5. They, having been delighted by the clearly-seeing Buddha, the kinsman of the Âdikkas, devoted themselves to a religious life near the man of excellent understanding. (1127)

　　 6. He who lived according to what had been taught by Buddha (in answer) to each single question, went from this shore to the other shore. (1128)

　　 7. From this shore he went to the other shore entering upon the most excellent way; this way is to lead to the other shore, therefore it is called ”the way to the other shore.” (1129)

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