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VII, 3, 8. OF MILINDA THE KING.
309 “Were one, enraged, to cut their one arm with an
axe, Another, pleased, to anoint the other with sweet
scent, No ill-will would they bear the one, nor love the
other. Their hearts are like the earth, unmoved are my recluses?."?
22. WATER. 6. Venerable Nâgasena, the five qualities of water which you say he ought to take, which are they?'
Just, o king, as water is firmly fixed in pools, wells, &c.), shakes not, and in its ordinary state) is not disturbed, and is pure by nature; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, putting away hypocrisy, and whining, and intimating their wants, and improper influences of all sorts, be fixed, unshaken, undisturbed, and pure in nature. This, o king, is the first quality of water he ought to have.
7. 'And again, o king, as water is always of a refreshing nature; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, earnest in effort, be full of pity, and love, and kindness to all beings, seeking the good of all, in mercy to all. This, O king, is the second quality of water he ought to have.
8. 'And again, O king, as water makes the dirty clean; just so, O king, should the strenuous Bhikshu, of her sect were like, and she told him. Another verse from her description is quoted below, p. 387 of the Pali. The above story has been often repeated.
Not traced. Hînan-kumburê reads ekan ke baham (twice) and mânaso, pamodito; and he is no doubt right.
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