ABSTRACT
I. 'Neither has before been seen by me,'-so said the venerable S~riputta,-' nor has anyone heard of such a beautifully-speaking master, a teacher arrived from the Tusita heaven. (955)
2. 'As he, the clearly-seeing, appears to the world of men and gods, after having dispelled all darkness, so he wanders alone in the midst (of people). (956)
the world), I have come supplicatingly with a question1 from many who are bound in this world. (957)
4. • To a Bhikkhu who is loath (of the world) and affects an isolated seat, the root of a tree or a cemetery, or (who lives) in the caves of the mountains, (958)
5. • How many dangers (are there not) in these various dwellfng-places at which the Bhikkhu does not tremble in his quiet dwelling 2 ! (959)
6. • How many dangers (are there not) in the world for him who goes to the immortal region 3, (dangers) which the Bhikkhu overcomes in his distant dwelling! (960)
7. • Which are his words, which are his objects in this world, which are the virtue and (holy) works of the energetic Bhikkhu? (961)
8. 'What study having devoted himself to, intent on one object~, wise and thoughtful, can he blow off his own filth as the smith (blows off) that of the silvera?' (962)
9. 'What is pleasant for him who is disgusted (with birth, &c.), 0 S~riputta,'-so said Bhagavat, -' if he cultivates a lonely dwelling-place, and loves perfect enlightenment in accordance with the Dhamma, that I will tell thee as I understand it. (963)
10. • Let not the wise and thoughtful Bhikkhu wandering on the borders e be afraid of the five
19. 'U rged on by words (or" his teachers) let him be thoughtful and rejoice (at this urging), let him break stubbornness in his fellow-students, let him utter propitious worc1~ and not unseasonable, let him not think detractingly of others. (973)
20. ' And then the five impurities in the world, the subjection of which he must learn thoughtfully, -let him overcome passion for form, sound and taste, smell and touch. (974)
