..续本文上一页I was dreaming, Prince Dighavu — son of Dighiti, king of Kasi — struck me down with a sword." Then Prince Dighavu, grabbing King Brahmadatta by the head with his left hand, and drawing his sword from its scabbard with his right, said, "I, your majesty, am that very Prince Dighavu, son of Dighiti, king of Kasi. You have done us great harm. You have seized our troops, vehicles, lands, armories, & granaries. And it was because of you that my mother & father were killed. Now is my chance to wreak vengeance!"

　　So King Brahmadatta, dropping his head down to Prince Dighavu”s feet, said, "Grant me my life, my dear Dighavu! Grant me my life, my dear Dighavu!"

　　"Who am I that I would dare grant life to your majesty

　　 It is your majesty who should grant life to me!"

　　"In that case, my dear Dighavu, you grant me my life and I grant you your life."

　　Then King Brahmadatta and Prince Dighavu granted one another their lives and, taking one another by the hands, swore an oath to do one another no harm.

　　Then King Brahmadatta said to Prince Dighavu, "In that case, my dear Dighavu, harness the chariot. We will go on."

　　Responding, "As you say, your majesty," Prince Dighavu harnessed the chariot and then said to King Brahmadatta, "Your chariot is harnessed, your majesty. Now is the time for you to do as you see fit."

　　Then King Brahmadatta mounted the chariot, and Prince Dighavu drove it. He drove it in such a way that it was not long before they met up with the king”s entourage.

　　Then King Brahmadatta, having entered Varanasi, had his ministers & councilors convened and said to them, "I say, then. If you were to see Prince Dighavu, the son of Dighiti, the king of Kasi, what would you do to him

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　　Different ministers said, "We would cut of his hands, your majesty" — "We would cut off his feet, your majesty" — "We would cut off his hands & feet, your majesty" — "We would cut off his ears, your majesty" — "We would cut off his nose, your majesty" — "We would cut off his ears & nose, your majesty" — "We would cut off his head, your majesty."

　　Then the king said, "This, I say, is Prince Dighavu, the son of Dighiti, the king of Kasi. You are not allowed to do anything to him. It was by him that my life was granted to me, and it was by me that his life was granted to him."

　　Then King Brahmadatta said to Prince Dighavu, "What your father said to you as he was about to die — ”Don”t, my dear Dighavu, be far-sighted. Don”t be near-sighted. For vengeance is not settled through vengeance. Vengeance is settled through non-vengeance” — in reference to what did he say that

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　　"What my father said to me as he was about to die — ”Don”t be far-sighted” — ”Don”t bear vengeance for a long time” is what he was saying to me as he was about to die. And what he said to me as he was about to die — ”Don”t be near-sighted” — ”Don”t be quick to break with a friend” is what he was saying to me as he was about to die. And what he said to me as he was about to die — ”For vengeance is not settled through vengeance. Vengeance is settled through non-vengeance” — My mother & father were killed by your majesty. If I were to , deprive your majesty of life, those who hope for your majesty”s well-being would deprive me of life. And those who hope for my well-being would deprive them of life. And in that way vengeance would not be settled by vengeance. But now I have been granted my life by your majesty, and your majesty has been granted your life by me. And in this way vengeance has been settled by non-vengeance. That is what my father was saying to me as he was about to die."

　　Then King Brahmadatta said, "Isn”t it amazing! Isn”t it astounding! How wise this Prince Dighavu is, in that he can understand in full the meaning of what his father said in brief!" So he ret…

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