BUDDHISM. 



fearful jungle, happened a wonder. Any person who entered 

 that jungle, if he were not free from desire, all his hair stood 

 on an end. This was the cause, O Sariputtoo, and this the means 

 of the Brahmachariya of Bhagawa Wepassi, Bhagawa Sikhi, 

 and of Bhagawa Wessabhu continuing for a short time only. 



What, O Lord, was the cause, and what the means, by 

 which the Brahmachariya of Bhagawa Kakusandho, of Bhagawa 

 Konagama, and of Bhagawa Kassapa, continued for a long 

 time ? 



O Sariputtoo, Bhagawa Kakusandho, Bhagawtl Konagamo, 

 and Bhagawa" Kassapo became not Weary of explaining their 

 Dhamma at length to their disciples. The Sutta, Geyya, me- 

 thodical compositions, stanzas, pleasing words, revealed births, 

 wonderful doctrines, and dialogues, Were very extensive. In* 

 struction and discipline were imparted to their disciples, and 

 the Pati Mokkha was enunciated, (Therefore) on the dis- 

 appearance of those Buddho Bhagawas and their contemporary 

 disciples, their subsequent followers being of various names, 

 various tribes, various castes, and various kinds of ascetics, 

 established their Brahmachariya for a long time. As in any 

 way, Sariputtoo, a number of flowers which are strung to* 

 gether and placed on a board, the wind neither shakes, scatters, 

 nor strews them about. What is the cause of that ? Because 

 they are well joined by a string. Just in the same manner, O 

 Sariputtoo, on the disappearance of those Buddho Bhagawas 

 and their contemporary disciples, their subsequent followers 

 being of various names, of various tribes, various castes, and 

 various kinds of ascetics, they established for a long time their 

 Brahmachariya. This, Sariputtoo, was the cause, and this 

 the means, of the Brahmachariya of Bhagawa Ivakusandho, of 

 Bhagawa Konagama, and of Bhagawa Kassapa, continuing for 

 a long time. 



