BUDDHISM. 



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The fourth Parajika, is called Uttari Manussa Dhamma 

 Parajika, or the false assumption of the powers of Eahatship. 



Here too we have a story of Bhikkhus finding it difficult 

 to obtain a sufficiency by alms-asking, except they could lay 

 claim to supernatural powers ; and so they agreed that they 

 should say of each other that such an one was arrived at the 

 1st Jliana* another at the 2nd, another at the 3rd, and another 

 at the 4th. Such an one was come to Sota, another to Saka- 

 dajama, another to Anagami, and another was a Rahat; the 

 several states approaching Mwan. This plan perfectly suc- 

 ceeded, and the people brought many offerings ; but Bhagawa 

 when he had called them and made inquiries, declared, that if 

 any Bhikkhu for the sake of gain shall henceforth thus act, he 

 will become guilty of a Parajika. It is unnecessary to adduce 

 instances of the ingenuity of the Bhikkhus endeavouring to 

 transgress this command; they are quite equal in number to 

 those enumerated in relation to the first three Parajikas. 



I proceed to give a translation of a portion of the Parajika 

 book. I have in this translation given as literal a rendering 

 as possible, not because it is the best form, but because it gives 

 the mode of thought and expression found in the Pali language. 

 This will be appreciated by the philologist, as it will enable 

 him to make comparisons between this and other languages, and 

 the tyro in Pali will be much assisted in understanding the 

 composition of sentences in this language. 



* A state of superior knowledge, of which states there are four. 

 See ante, p. seq. 



