22 



CEYLON BRANCH 



— ROYAL ASTATIC SOCIETY. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from personal adornments, 

 from garlands of flowers, perfumes, or cosmetics. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from the use of elevated 

 or large couches. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving gold or 

 silver. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving raw grain. 

 The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving raw meat. 

 The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving women and 

 maidens. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving male or fe- 

 male slaves. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving sheep or 

 goats. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving fowls or 



pigs. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving elephants, 

 oxen, horses or mares. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from receiving fields or 

 gardens. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from the menial service of 

 carrying messages. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from buying and selling. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from cheating with scales, 

 weights (a) or measures. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from bribery, cheating, 

 deception and fraud. 



The Samano Gotamo abstains from maiming, killing, 

 imprisoning, robbing, plundering or extorting property by 

 threats. Thus, Priests, the man may say, who being still 

 subject to his passions, speaks in praise of the Tatagato. 



End of the first division, named §(3 8(30 — chulo seelan. 



Or, Priests, a person still subject to his passions praising 

 the Tatagato may say, Some Samanas and Bramins, eating 

 the food provided by the faithful (b) are accustomed to in- 

 jure (by cutting or breaking) trees and plants ; whether 



(a) ttotss^Q kansakuta may signify the adulteration of the 

 precious metals and similar fraudulent practises. 



(b) eea)3©»5c323>«9 6>&odexn& sadd'hadeyyane bhojanani, food 

 given from a religious principle, the donors expecting a reward 

 proportioned to the merit of the gift, whether the reward is to 

 be received in this world or in the world to come. 



