LANMAN. — BUDDHAGHOSa's VISUDDHI-MAGGA, BOOK 1. 163 



A monk is free from the four aforesaid faults, but 



4. he likes to hear her laugh, talk, sing, or cry. 

 A monk is free from the five aforesaid faults, but 



5. he likes to think about his former laughs, talks, etc. with her. 

 A monk is free from the six aforesaid faults, but 



6. he likes to see a householder enjoying the pleasures of sense. 

 A monk is free from the seven aforesaid faults, but 



7. he likes to keep his morality in the hope of becoming a deity 

 (and thus enjoying a celestial nymph). 



These seven faults are given in the words of A. 4. 54-56 and in diminuendo 

 order. 



130 Morality is kept intact, unriddled, unstreaked, and unspotted 



1 . by avoiding altogether the breach of any precept; 



2. by atoning for one that is broken; 



3. by freedom from the seven faults just mentioned; 



4. by not allowing even so much as a thought of anger etc. to arise; and 



5. by moderation of desires, contentment, the simple life, etc. 



131 This keeping morality undefiled is brought about in two ways: 



1. by realizing the curses of the loss of moral character; and 



2. by realizing the blessednesses of lofty morality 

 Five curses are set forth by a passage cited from A. 3. 252 



Buddhaghosa rehearses other grave evils 



132 The Exalted One has set forth these curses in the Fire-text (A. 4. 128): 

 Whether, O monks, is better, to embrace a mighty blazing fire? 



or to embrace a tender maid? — Answer: the fire. 



133 With continued use of the same text (A. 4. 129), 



The accepting or using, on the part of a man of lost character, 

 of any one of six things, to wit, 



salutation, obeisance, clothing, food, furniture, monastery, — 

 is likened respectively to each one of sLx tortures, to wit 



hair-rope, sharp spear, redhot wrap, redhot ball, redhot bed, boiling pot 



134 Buddhaghosa, in twelve arya stanzas, summarizes §133, 

 and sets forth the miseries of the man of lost character 



135 Buddhaghosa, in ten glokas, sets forth the blessings of a lofty morality 



136 Therefore, he exhorts, one should with all heed keep his morality unblem- 



ished 



137 The introductoiy stanza, §1, shows the way of salvation under three heads: 

 Morality and Concentration and the Higher Wisdom 

 Morality has now been elucidated 

 Colophon: Book 1, Exposition of Morality 



