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BUDDHISM* 



The illustrious Gotamo is destitute. — O Brahman, there 

 is a cause, and by that it may well be said, the Samano Gotamo 

 is destitute. O Brahman, these, viz., food (objects) for form, 

 sound, smell, taste, and feeling are separated from Tathagata, 

 and like the palmyra cut up by the roots, which has no further 

 existence nor future birth* This is the cause, G Brahman, and 

 by that it may well be said, the Samano Gotamo is destitute ; 

 but not on the account of which you speak. 



The illustrious Gotamo is unpractical. — There is a rule, 

 O Brahman, and by that it may well be said, that the Samano 

 Gotamo is an unpractical person. I declare, Brahman, my 

 unpractical state. I declare the non-practice of the various 

 kinds of sins and demerits connected with bodily misdemeanour, 

 verbal misdemeanour, and mental misdemeanour. This is the 

 rule, O Brahman, and by it it may well be said that the Sa<* 

 mano Gotamo is an unpractical person ; but not on the account 

 of which you speak. 



The illustrious Gotamo is an exterminator."— There is a 

 rule, O Brahman, by which it may be well said of me, that the 

 Samano Gotamo is an exterminator. I declare, O Brahman, 

 my extermination. I declare the extermination of the various 

 kinds of sins and demerits connected with desire, hatred, and 

 ignorance. This is the rule, G Brahman, and by this rule it 

 may well be said of me, the Samano Gotamo is an extermi- 

 nator ; but not on the account of which you speak. 



The illustrious Gotamo is a despiser.— There is a rule, 

 O Brahman, and by that rule it may well be said of me, the 

 Samano Gotamo is a despiser, I despise, O Brahman, the 

 arrivals at the various kinds of sins and demerits arising from 

 evil deeds, evil words, and evil thoughts. This is the rule, 

 O Brahman, and by that rule it may well be said of me, that 

 the Samano Gotama is a despiser ; but not on the account of 

 which you speak. 



