Book Vii. The Similes. Chapter 6 : p. 351 BOOK VII. CHAPTER 6. THE SIMILES (CONTINUED). 51. THE ROAD SPIDER. 1. 'Venerable Ngasena, that one quality of the road spider you say he ought to have, which is it?' 'Just, O king, as the road spider weaves the curtain of its net on the road, and whatsoever is caught therein, whether worm...
Book Vii. The Similes. Chapter 2 : p. 294 BOOK VII. CHAPTER 2. THE SIMILES (CONTINUED). 11. THE GOURD. 1. 'Venerable Ngasena, that one quality of the gourd which you say he ought to take, which is it?' 'Just, O king, as the gourd, climbing up with its tendrils 1 on to some other plant--whether a grass, or a thorn...
Book Vii. The Similes. Chapter 4 : p. 326 BOOK VII. CHAPTER 4. THE SIMILES (CONTINUED). 31. THE WHITE ANT. 1. 'Venerable Ngasena, that quality of the white ant which you say he ought to have, which is it?' 'Just, O king, as the white ant goes on with his work only when he has made a roof over himself, and covered himself up; just...
Introduction : p. xi INTRODUCTION. I HAVE first to notice a few points as to the history of the Milinda book which have either come to light since the former Introduction was written, or which I then omitted to notice. Mr. Bunyiu Nanjio in his Catalogue of Chinese Buddhist Books 1 mentions a Chinese book called...
Book Vii. The Similes. Additions And Corrections : p. 377 ADDITIONS AND CORRECTIONS. PART 1. P. xxv. For 'Mahyna' read 1 Madhyamika.' There is a Ngasena mentioned in the Bharhut Tope. 6, l. 1. Read 'to Tissa the Elder, the son of the Moggal.' The whole sentence had better perhaps have been rendered: 'And these two also were foreseen by our Buddh...
Book Iv. The Solving Of Dilemmas. Chapter 5 : p. 1 THE QUESTIONS OF KING MILINDA. BOOK IV. THE SOLVING OF DILEMMAS. CHAPTER 5. [DILEMMA THE FORTY-FIRST. ON DWELLING-PLACES.] 1. [211] 'Venerable Ngasena, the Blessed One said: In friendship of the world anxiety is born, In household life distraction's dust springs up, The state set free...
Book Iv. The Solving Of Dilemmas. Chapter 7 : p. 92 BOOK IV. CHAPTER 7. [DILEMMA THE SIXTY-FIRST. THE OBSTACLES.] 1. 'Venerable Ngasena, the Blessed One said: "Live, O brethren, devoted to and taking delight in that which has no Papa"k"as (none of those states of mind which delay or obstruct a man in his spiritual growth 1)." 'What is th...
Book Iv. The Solving Of Dilemmas. Chapter 6 : p. 43 BOOK IV. CHAPTER 6. [DILEMMA THE FIFTY-FIRST. CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS AS TO THE BUDDHA'S TEACHER.] 1. [235] 'Venerable Ngasena, this too has been said by the Blessed One: "I have no teacher, and the man Equal to me does not exist. No rival to me can be found In the whole world of gods...
Book Iv. The Solving Of Dilemmas. Chapter 8 : BOOK IV. CHAPTER 8. [DILEMMA THE SEVENTY-FIRST. VESSANTARA'S GIVING 1.] 1. 'Venerable Ngasena, do all the Bodisats give away their wives and children, or was it only Vessantara the king who did so?' 'All of them do so, not Vessantara only.' [275] 'Do they then give them away with their own...
Book V. The Problem Of Inference : p. 206 BOOK V. THE PROBLEM OF INFERENCE. [329] 1. Now Milinda the king went up to the place where Ngasena was, and bowed down before him, and took his seat on one side. And when so seated he, longing to know, to hear, and to remember, and longing to make the light of knowledge arise and to break...
Book Vii. The Similes. Chapter 1 : p. 275 BOOK VII. OPAMMA-KATH-PA"HO. THE SIMILES. CHAPTER 1. 1. [363] 'Venerable Ngasena, with how many qualities must a member of the Order (a Bhikshu) be endowed to realise Arahatship?' 'The brother, O king, who wishes to attain Arahatship must take: 1. One quality of the ass VII, 1, 2 2...
Book Vii. The Similes. Chapter 5 : p. 338 BOOK VII. CHAPTER 5. THE SIMILES (CONTINUED). [400] 41. THE LION. 1. 'Venerable Ngasena, those seven qualities of the lion you say he ought to have, which are they?' 'Just, O king, as the lion is of a clear, stainless, and pure light yellow colour; just so, O king, should the strenuous...
Title Page : THE QUESTIONS OF KING MILINDA Translated From The Pli BY T. W. RHYS DAVIDS Part II Of II Volume XXXVI Of "The Sacred Books Of The East" Oxford: The Clarendon Press [1894] Scanned , May 2003. John B. Hare, Redactor. This Text Is In The Public Domain. These Files May Be Used For Any Non-commercial...
Book Vii. The Similes. Chapter 3 : p. 307 BOOK VII. CHAPTER 3. THE SIMILES (CONTINUED). 21. THE EARTH. 1. [382] 'Venerable Ngasena, those five qualities of the earth which you say he ought to take, which are they?' 'Just, O king, as the earth remains just the same whether one scatter upon it desirable things or the reverse--whether...
Book Vi. The Dhutangas : p. 244 BOOK VI. THE DHUTANGAS. [348] 1. The king saw Bhikkhus in the forest, lone And far away from men, keeping hard vows. And then he saw too householders, at home, Eating the sweet fruits of the Noble Path 1. Considering both of these, deep doubts he felt. 'If laymen also realise the Truth Then...
Book Vii. The Similes. Chapter 7 : p. 364 BOOK VII. CHAPTER 7. THE SIMILES (CONTINUED). 61. THE WATERPOT. 1. [414] 'Venerable Ngasena, that one quality of the waterpot you say he ought to take, which is it?' 'Just, O king, as the waterpot when it is full gives forth no sound; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest...
Untitled : THE QUESTIONS OF KING MILINDA TRANSLATED BY T. W. RHYS DAVIDS Part II Of II Volume XXXVI Of "The Sacred Books Of The East" [1894] Title Page Contents Introduction BOOK IV. THE SOLVING OF DILEMMAS. Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Book V: The Problem of Inference Book VI: The Dhutangas BOOK...
