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gods, &c. The Yama gods, &c. The Tusita gods, &c. The 

 Nimmana rati gods, &c. The Paranimrnita Wasawatti gods, 

 &c. And the Brahmakayika gods caused this report to be 

 heard:-- Certainly the company of the Bhikkhus is faultless, 

 and free from evil, (but) by Sudinno a fault has been com- 

 mitted, and sin begotten. At the same moment, and at that 

 very instant, the sound ascended to the Brahma worlds. 



Afterwards the former wife of the venerable Sudinno gave 

 birth to a son who had arrived at maturity in her womb. Then 

 the companions of the venerable Sudinno gave the name Bija 

 (seedling) to his son ; to the former wife of the venerable Sudin- 

 no, BijaMata (the mother of the seedling); and to the venerable 

 Sudinno, Bija Pit& (the father of the seedling). Subsequently, 

 both (the mother and the son) separated from the world, be- 

 came mendicant religionists, and attained the state of Bahat- 

 ship. Then to the venerable Sudinno came 'perplexity, and 

 he repented, saying:— Certainly, I have sustained losses; 

 certainly it is not profitable to me ; certainly it is a bad mat- 

 ter; and certainly there is no gain. (Although) I have become 

 a Bhikkhu of such a perfectly enunciated course of discipline, 

 I shall not be able, to the end of life, to practise the perfect 

 and holy Brahmachariya. In consequence of that perplexity 

 and sorrow, he became thin, ill-favoured, disfigured, sallow^ 

 indifferent, morose, and sorrowful. 



Then the fellow Bhikkhus of the venerable Sudinno said 

 to the venerable Sudinno : — Formerly, O friend Sudinno, thou 

 Wast of a fair colour, of a captivating appearance, of a pleasing 

 countenance, and a good complexion ; but now thou art 

 emaciated, ill-favoured, sallow, bent, with veins prominent, 

 unsatisfied, morose, and sorrowful. What ! do you not practise, 

 O Sudinno, the Bramachariya, free from desire? 



I have practised the Brahmachariya, but not without lust. 



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