BURLINGAME. — BUDDHAGHOSA's DHAMMAPADA COMMENTARY. 545 



Continuing his discourse, the Teacher informed the monks that this 

 was not the first time Moggallana had converted the treasurer, and 

 then related the Illlsa Jataka. (366-376) 



Book IV. Story 6. Pathika, the Naked Ascetic. 



ILLUSTRATING STANZA 7 = 50. 



The wife of a certain householder of Savatthi was accustomed to 

 give food to a naked ascetic named Pathika. One day she expressed 

 a desire to go and hear the Teacher ; but the ascetic, desiring to retain 

 his place, urged her not to do so. Accordingly she decided to invite 

 the Teacher to be her guest, and sent her young son to deliver the 

 message. Pathika found out where the boy was going, and told him 

 to give the Teacher wrong directions, saying that in case the latter 

 failed to come, he and the boy would have all the more to eat. The 

 boy did as the ascetic told him ; but the Teacher, knowing the way 

 himself, came at the appointed time. The ascetic was greatly pro- 

 voked, reviled his benefactor, and left the house. The Teacher, ob- 

 serving that the mind of his hostess was agitated, and learning the 

 reason why, urged her to pay no attention to the sins of others, but 

 rather to heed her own shortcomings ; and pronounced Stanza 50, at 

 the conclusion of which she was established in the Fruit of Conversion. 

 (376-380) 



Book IV. Sto.ry 7. Chattapani, Lay Disciple. 



ILLUSTRATING STANZAS 8-9 = 51-52. 



Chattapani was a lay disciple of Savatthi who had entered upon 

 the Third Path. When King Pasenadi Kosala came to pay his re- 

 spects to the Teacher, Chattapani, out of respect for the Teacher, 

 withheld homage. This irritated the king, but the Teacher justified 

 Chattapani's conduct, and the king said no more about it. One day 

 the king saw Chattapani pass through the courtyard with a parasol in 

 his hand and sandals on his feet. He caused Chattapani to be sum- 

 moned ; whereupon Chattapani laid aside his parasol and sandals, and 

 came into the king's presence without them. The king said, " Why 

 did you lay aside parasol and sandals ? " Chattapani replied, " Be- 

 cause I was summoned into the presence of a king." " Oh," said the 

 king, "so at last you know that I am a king." " I always did," replied 

 Chattapani. " Why, then, did you withhold homage from me on the 

 day I went to see the Teacher 1 " "Out of respect for the Teacher." 

 " Very well ; we '11 let the past rest." The king then requested Chat- 

 tapani to preach the Law in the palace, but Chattapani, not being a 

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