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326 39. THE STATE OF AN ARAHANT He whose corruptions are destroyed, he who is not attached to food, he who has deliverance, whic ...

THE ARAHAT 327 The 449 man who is not credulous,^450 who understands the Uncreated 451 (Nibbána), who has cut off the links,^452 ...

328 39. THE STATE OF AN ARAHANT He who is meditative,^463 stainless and secluded,^464 he who has done his duty and is free from ...

THE ARAHAT 329 He who has laid aside the cudgel in his dealings with beings,^472 whether feeble or strong, who neither harms nor ...

330 39. THE STATE OF AN ARAHANT The fearless,^480 the noble, the hero, the great sage,^481 the conqueror,^482 the desireless, th ...

331 CHAPTER 40 THE BODHISATTA IDEAL This body of flesh and blood I bear Just for the world’s good and welfare. — Sri Saògabodh ...

332 40. THE BODHISATTA IDEAL the Buddha, and others later, benefited by the golden opportunity offered by him to gain their enli ...

SÁVAKA-BODHI 333 Dhamma by his own efforts and wisdom but also expounds the doctrine to seekers of truth to purify and save them ...

334 40. THE BODHISATTA IDEAL object of attaining buddhahood? Is it to make others attain arahantship and save them? If so, the l ...

THREE TYPES OF BODHISATTAS 335 wretched sinners, but, on the contrary, encourages them saying that they are pure in heart at con ...

336 40. THE BODHISATTA IDEAL pújá) is more commendable and indisputably superior. But dry intellect has to be flavoured with sad ...

337 CHAPTER 41 PÁRAMÌ — PERFECTIONS Work for the welfare of others. — Sutta Nipáta T here are ten transcendental virtues, which ...

338 41. PÁRAMÌ — PERFECTIONS He is completely altruistic in his motives and egoism plays no part in his disinterested activities ...

DÁNA 339 When questioned as to his strange, but modest attitude, he replied to the king: Who beg, Pañcála, Lord, to weep are fai ...

340 41. PÁRAMÌ — PERFECTIONS and he is ever ready to sacrifice his own life wherever such sacrifice would benefit humanity. The ...

DÁNA 341 One bright day the king, accompanied by the princes and attendants, went on an excursion to a forest park. The young pr ...

342 41. PÁRAMÌ — PERFECTIONS tigress and her five cubs. By this meritorious act may I gain Sammá Sambuddhahood and save all bein ...

DÁNA 343 proceeded to the forest with his attendants and brought back the other two grieving sons. So great was their grief that ...

344 41. PÁRAMÌ — PERFECTIONS dom of passions; renounces children to develop the paternal feeling towards all; renounces wives to ...

SÌLA 345 i.) perform her duties in perfect order, ii.) be hospitable to the peo- ple around, iii.) be faithful, iv.) protect wha ...