Text of Confucianism Part 02

SR No.: 007676
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

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VI, 31, 5.
ON MEDICAMENTS.
III
And again, Siha, there is a way in which one speaking truly could say of me: “The Samana Gotama maintains action"; he teaches the doctrine of action; and in this doctrine he trains his disciples."
And again, Siha, there is a way in which one speaking truly could say of me: “The Samana Gotama maintains annihilation; he teaches the doctrine of annihilation; and in this doctrine he trains his disciples."
And again, Siha, there is a way in which one speaking truly could say of me: “The Samana Gotama proclaims contemptibleness 3; he teaches the doctrine of contemptibleness; and in this doctrine he trains his disciples.”
And again, &c. : “The Samana Gotama proclaims Vinaya"; he teaches the doctrine of Vinaya; and in this doctrine he trains his disciples."
'And again, &c. : “ The Samana Gotama proclaims Tapas', &c."
And again, &c.:“The Samana Gotama is a pagabbhao; he teaches the doctrine of apagabbhata, &c.” taken in the ordinary sense of the words, are the doctrines that the actions of sentient beings receive not, or receive, their reward according to the law of moral retribution. In this discourse, however, a peculiar meaning is attached to these two terms; see § 6.
See note 2, p. 110. * Ukkhedavâda (the doctrine of annihilation') is the doctrine that death is the annihilation of existence (ukkhedavâdå sato sattassa ukkhedam vinasam vibhavam paññâpenti.' Brahmagalasutta). But in this discourse the word is taken in a peculiar sense ; comp. $ 7.
Gegukkhita. See $ 7. • Right conduct.' But in this discourse it is also taken in the sense of putting away' (scil. evil); see § 8.
B Self-mortification,' literally,' burning,' in which sense the word is taken in & 8.
• Apagabbha (apragalbha) and a pagabbhatá ordinarily mean
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