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Destroy contact then will end sensation; destroy the six entrances, then will contact cease ; the six entrances all destroyed, from this, moreover, names and things will cease; 1163
Knowledge destroyed, names and things 1 will cease; samskâra (names and things) destroyed, then knowledge perishes; ignorance destroyed, then the samskârawill die; the great Rishi was thus perfected in wisdom (sambodhi). 1164
Thus perfected, Buddha then devised for the world's benefit the eightfold path, right sight, · and so on, the only true path for the world to tread. 1165
Thus did he complete the end (destruction) of 'self,' as fire goes out for want of grass; thus he had done what he would have men do; he first had found the way of perfect knowledge; 1166
He finished thus the first great lesson (paramartha); entering the great Rishi's houses, the darkness disappeared; light coming on, perfectly silent, all at rest, 1167
He reached at last the exhaustless source of truth (dharma); lustrous with all wisdom the great Rishi sat, perfect in gifts, whilst one convulsive throe shook the wide earth. 1168
And now the world was calm again and bright, when Devas, Nagas, spirits, all assembled, amidst the void raise heavenly music, and make their offerings as the law* directs; 1169
A gentle cooling breeze sprang up around, and
· Here evidently equivalent to samskâra.
Samskara, i.e. the five skandhas, or constituents of individual life. • I. e. attained Nirvana. • As the law directs;' that is, “religious offerings' (dharma dåna).
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| SR No. | 007676 |
| Book Title | Text of Confucianism Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Legge |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1882 |
| Total Pages | 2405 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 43 MB |