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but the Samano Grotamo abstains from all such games ini- 

 mical to virtue. 



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

 the Tatagato may say, Some Samanas and Bramins, eating 

 the food provided for them by the faithful, accustom them- 

 selves to the use of elevated and ornamented beds and 

 places for reclining, such as, large couches, ornamented 

 beds coverlets of long fleece, embroidered counterpanes, 

 woollen coverlets plain or worked with thick flowers, knotted 

 cotton coverlets or painted with figures of animals, fleecy 

 carpets, carpets inwrought with gold or formed of silk, 

 carpets of a very large size, elegant elephant housings, har- 

 nesses, carpets for chariots, tigers'skins, antelope skins, and 

 pillows or cushions ornamented with gold or embroidery. 

 But the Samano Grotamo abstains from using such elevated 

 and ornamented beds and couches. 



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

 the Tatagato may say, Some Samanas and Bramins, eating 

 the food provied for them by the faithful, use articles for 

 the adorning of the person, such as, unguents, fragrant oils, 

 perfumed baths, shampooings, mirrors, antimony, flowers, 

 cosmetics, dentrifices, bracelets, diadems, ornamented staffs, 

 jewels for the forehead, swords, umbrellas, embroidered 

 slippers, fillets, jewels, the cow's tail, and long white gar- 

 ments. But the Samano Gotamo obstains from all such 

 means of personal adornment. 



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

 the Tatagato may say, Some Samanas and Bramins, eating 

 the food provided for them by the faithful, engage in un- 

 profitable conversation, («) such as, tales of kings, of rob- 

 bers, of ministers of state, of armies, of war, of terror ; or 

 conversation respecting meats, drinks, clothes, couches, gar- 

 lands, perfumes, relatives, carriages, streets, villages, towns, 

 cities, provinces, women, warriors, demigods, deceased re- 

 latives, and various miscellaneous subjects; or concerning 

 the creation of the earth (Z>) and of the sea, or concerning 



(a) zs) do tirachana, kat'han animal conversation, or 

 beastly conversation. A term of contempt. 



(b) That discussion respecting the existence of a creator is 

 meant in this passage, and that such discussions are prohibited 

 as vain and frivolous, plainly appears from the Comment, which 

 says : of the formation of the world — By whom was this world 

 made ? It was made by such an one. A crow is white for his 

 bones are white ; a Paddy Bird (crane) is red. for his blood is 



red, &c. 



