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Vol. VII, No. 7.] The newly-found MS. of Chatuhsatika, 435 
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there was a machine which worked constantly by the B soul 
of his body as he moved about, and produced blades nife 
and that he was a great gainer by the sale of these. iat as 
every motion of the Bhiksu was for the benefit of the owner of 
the machine, so every motion of the Buddhas was for the bene- 
fit of the three worlds. 
e Brahmanas say that the man who dies in battle 
goes to vaste because he sacrifices the dearest thing in the 
world, his life, for glory. Says the commentator, this is not 
proper. And to illustrate it, he gives the story of a milkmaid 
who offered her person to her father-in-law. The son of an old 
milkman was away. His wife treated the old man _ very 
him. “When the son was again awa the 1 ae 
served her father-in-law with great attention and care. At night 
she made a nice bed for him, washed his feet with tepid water 
for a woman than to offer her person.’’ The old man greatly 
annoyed left the house. The son on his return enquired about 
his father, and the wife gave him the whole story, not omitting 
the offer of her person. The son drove her away and entreated 
the father to come and live with him. She made a great sacri- 
fice, but nobody praised her for it. So if you re only for 
glory, you do not do the right thing. 
e work, a fragment though it is, throws a good deal of 
light on the life in ancient India: (1) It often speaks of 
curious machines as in the stories given above. (2) It speaks 
many verses, of which rete Sanskrit poets might well be proud. 
(7) It brings out, in bold relief, the antagonism which existed 
between the Buddhists and Maticincas | in the story of Acarya 
Sanghasena and his pupil. Acarya Sanghasena asked his pupil 
to become an Upasaka. But he demurred. But after a few 
days he came back and said, ‘‘ O Acirya, Ihave become an 
smc because whenever I meet a Brahmana, I wish to kill 
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