BURLINGAME. — BUDDHAGHOSA's DHAMMAPADA COMMENTARY. 507 

 Book I. Story 14. The Two Brethren. 



ILLUSTRATING STANZAS 19-20 = 19-20. 



Two noble youths who had been friends retired from the world to- 

 gether. The older of these assumed the Burden of Insight and attained 

 Arahatship ; the younger assumed the Burden of Study, acquired the 

 Tipitaka, and became renowned as a master of the Law. One day the 

 younger monk learned from some pupils of his older brother that 

 the latter knew only one Nikaya and one Pitaka, and that of the four- 

 lined Stanzas he knew none at all. Becoming greatly puffed up at the 

 thought of his own superior learning, he resolved to seize the first 

 opportunity to ask his older brother some embarrassing questions. 

 (154-5) 



Somewhat later the older monk came to pay his respects to the 

 Teacher. The latter, knowing what was in the mind of the younger 

 monk, anticipated his designs, and asked both monks several questions. 

 The younger monk answered all the questions about the Trances and the 

 Eight Attainments, but failed to answer a single question the Teacher 

 asked him about the Paths. The older monk, however, answered all the 

 the questions correctly. The Teacher praised the older monk highly, 

 and pronounced Stanzas 19-20, at the end of which many were 

 established in the Fruits. (155-9) 



Book II. Story 1. Udena.28 



ILLUSTRATING STANZAS 1-3 =21-23. 



la. Rise and Career of Udena. 



Once upon a time two kings named Allakappa and Vethadipaka, 

 who had been friends since boyhood, retired from the world and be- 

 came forest hermits. One day Vethadipaka died and was reborn as a 

 powerful spirit. Desiring to see his brother, he disguised himself as a 

 wayfarer and paid him a visit. Allakappa told him that the elephants 

 were giving him a lot of trouble ; whereupon Vethadipaka gave him a 

 lute to charm elephants with, and taught him the proper spells. 

 "Twang this string and utter this spell," said he, "and the elephants 

 will run away without so much as taking a look behind them ; twang 

 this string and utter this spell, and they will retreat, eyeing you as 

 they go ; twang this string and utter this spell and the leader of the 

 herd will come up and offer you his back." Vethadipaka then departed, 



*• Cf. Rogers, pp. 32-60. 



