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V, 24.
OF MILINDA THE KING.
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And furthermore, O king, those of the Bhikkhus who are wealthy and rich in the wealth of the treasures of the Doctrine, in the wealth of the traditions, and the text, and the learning thereof, who comprehend the signs, and vowels, and consonants thereof, in all their details, pervading all directions with their knowledge — such Bhikkhus are called, Oking, “Bankers of the Dhamma 1 in the Blessed One's City of Righteousness."
And furthermore, O king, those of the Bhikkhus who have penetrated to the sublimer teaching, who understand exposition and the divisions of objects of meditation to be practised, who are perfect in all the subtler points of training &—such Bhikkhus are called, o king," Distinguished masters of law in the Blessed One's City of Righteousness."
24. Thus well planned out, Oking, is the Blessed One's City of Righteousness, thus well built, thus well appointed, thus well provisioned, thus well established, thus well guarded, thus well protected, thus impregnable by enemies or foes. And by this explanation, o king, by this argument, by this reason, you may by inference know that the Blessed One did once exist. (1) “As when they see a pleasant city, well planned
out, Men know, by inference, how great the founder
was; So when they see our Lord's 'City of Righteous
ness'
They know, by inference, that he did once
exist.
i Dhamma-setthino, which the Simhalese repeats. * Adhisila, adhikitta, and adhipanna, says Hinati-kumbure.
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| SR No. | 007682 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | T W Rhys Davids |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1894 |
| Total Pages | 2240 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 38 MB |