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Said Dhanka,
"The sang hati is still burning and is not yet been burnt. Why do you utter false words"?
At this, Priyadarsanā realised her mistake and understood the implication. She went back to reenter 'Mahā. vira's order (6).
Notes on Chapter Thirteen
. (1) For a similar story of one Kūlabalaka who made a
plot of kill his preceptor, vide Uttarajjya yanani, Laksmiballabha Gani's commentary, pp. 8-9.
(2) Vinaya Pitaka, Cullavagga, Khandha-bhedaka Khan
dhaka,
(3) Dhammapada Atthakathā, Part I, p. 125. (4) Saddharma Pundarika, Chapter 11. (5) Bhagavatī, s.9, U. 33. (6) Višeşāvasyak Bhāsya, Gātha 2324-2332.
