BURLINGAME. — BUDDHAGHOSA's DHAMMAPADA COMMENTARY. 525 

 Book II. Story 4. When Foolish Folk Made Holiday. 



ILLUSTRATING STANZAS 6-7 = 26-27. 



On a certain occasion the foolish, ignorant people of Savatthi used 

 to smear themselves with cow-dung, and give themselves up to license 

 for a period of seven days. They went about the city insulting every- 

 body they met, even their own kinsmen, and persons devoted to the 

 religious life ; and would desist only on the payment of a forfeit. Dur- 

 ing this period of disorder the Teacher and the monks remained within 

 the walls of the monastery. When the noble disciples told him of the 

 insults to which they had been subjected, he expressed his disapproval 

 of the misconduct of the foolish folk, and pronounced Stanzas 26-27, 

 at the conclusion of which many were established in the Fruits. 

 (256-8) 



Book II. Story 5. Kassapa the Great, Elder. 



ILLUSTRATING STANZA 8=28. 



On a certain occasion, during the time when the Elder Kassapa was 

 living in Pipphali Cave, he went to Rajagaha to collect alms ; and after 

 he had eaten his meal, he sat down and endeavored to obtain by Su- 

 pernatural Vision a comprehension of Birth and Rebirth. The Teacher, 

 seated at Jetavana, exercised Supernatural Vision, and at once per- 

 ceived what Kassapa was about. " That is beyond your range, Kas- 

 sapa," said he ; " only a Buddha is able to comprehend the Totality of 

 Existences." Then the Teacher sent forth an apparition of himself, 

 which went to Kassapa and pronounced Stanza 28. At the conclusion 

 of the Stanza, many were established in the Fruits. (258-260) 



Book II. Story 6. The Two Brethren. 



ILLUSTRATING STANZA 9 = 29. 



Two brethren obtained a subject of meditation from the Teacher, 

 and retired to the forest. One of them was heedful and zealous, and 

 in a short time attained Arahatship. The other was heedless and lazy. 

 When the two brethren returned to the Teacher, and the latter learned 

 how they had spent their time, he compared the zealous monk to a race- 

 horse and the lazy monk to a hack, and pronounced Stanza 29, estab- 

 lishing many in the Fruits. (260-263) 



