第 8 节
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  321。 They  lead   a   tamed   elephant   to   battle;   the   king   mounts   a   tamed
  elephant; the tamed is the best among men; he who silently endures abuse。
  322。 Mules are good; if tamed; and noble Sindhu horses; and elephants
  with large tusks; but he who tames himself is better still。
  323。 For with these animals does no man reach the untrodden country
  (Nirvana); where a tamed man goes on a tamed animal; viz。 on his own
  well…tamed self。
  324。 The elephant called Dhanapalaka; his temples running with sap;
  and difficult to hold; does not eat a morsel when bound; the elephant longs
  for the elephant grove。
  325。 If a man becomes fat and a great eater; if he is sleepy and rolls
  himself about; that fool; like a hog fed on wash; is born again and again。
  326。 This mind of mine went formerly wandering about as it liked; as
  it listed; as it pleased; but I shall now hold it in thoroughly; as the rider
  who holds the hook holds in the furious elephant。
  327。 Be not thoughtless; watch your thoughts!              Draw yourself out of
  the evil way; like an elephant sunk in mud。
  328。 If a man find a prudent companion who walks with him; is wise;
  and lives soberly; he may walk with him; overcoming all dangers; happy;
  but considerate。
  329。 If a man find no prudent companion who walks with him; is wise;
  and    lives  soberly;   let  him   walk    alone;   like  a  king   who    has   left  his
  conquered country behind;like an elephant in the forest。
  330。 It is better to live alone; there is no companionship with a fool; let
  a   man    walk   alone;   let  him   commit    no   sin;  with   few   wishes;   like  an
  elephant in the forest。
  331。 If an occasion arises; friends are pleasant; enjoyment is pleasant;
  whatever be the cause; a good work is pleasant in the hour of death; the
  giving up of all grief is pleasant。
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  332。 Pleasant in the world is the state of a mother; pleasant the state of
  a father; pleasant the state of a Samana; pleasant the state of a Brahmana。
  333。   Pleasant   is   virtue   lasting   to   old   age;   pleasant   is   a   faith   firmly
  rooted; pleasant is attainment of intelligence; pleasant is avoiding of sins。
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  Chapter XXIV Thirst
  334。 The thirst of a thoughtless man grows like a creeper; he runs from
  life to life; like a monkey seeking fruit in the forest。
  335。 Whomsoever this fierce thirst overcomes; full of poison; in this
  world; his sufferings increase like the abounding Birana grass。
  336。 He who overcomes this fierce thirst; difficult to be conquered in
  this world; sufferings fall off from him; like water…drops from a lotus leaf。
  337。    This   salutary    word    I  tell  you;  ‘Do    ye;  as  many     as  are   here
  assembled; dig up the root of thirst; as he who wants the sweet… scented
  Usira root must dig up the Birana grass; that Mara (the tempter) may not
  crush you again and again; as the stream crushes the reeds。'
  338。 As a tree; even though it has been cut down; is firm so long as its
  root    is  safe;  and    grows    again;   thus;   unless    the   feeders   of   thirst  are
  destroyed; the pain (of life) will return again and again。
  339。 He whose thirst running towards pleasure is exceeding strong in
  the thirty…six channels; the waves will carry away that misguided man; viz。
  his desires which are set on passion。
  340。   The   channels   run   everywhere;   the   creeper   (of   passion)   stands
  sprouting;   if   you   see   the   creeper   springing   up;   cut   its   root   by   means   of
  knowledge。
  341。 A creature's pleasures are extravagant and luxurious; sunk in lust
  and looking for pleasure; men undergo (again and again) birth and decay。
  342。   Men;   driven   on   by   thirst;   run   about   like   a   snared   hare;   held   in
  fetters and bonds; they undergo pain for a long time; again and again。
  343。    Men;    driven    on   by   thirst;  run   about   like   a  snared    hare;   let
  therefore the mendicant drive out thirst; by striving after passionlessness
  for himself。
  344。   He   who   having   got   rid   of   the   forest   (of   lust)   (i。e。   after   having
  reached Nirvana) gives himself over to forest…life (i。e。 to lust); and who;
  when   removed   from  the   forest   (i。e。   from  lust);   runs   to   the   forest   (i。e。   to
  lust); look at that man! though free; he runs into bondage。
  345。 Wise people do not call that a strong fetter which is made of iron;
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  wood; or hemp; far stronger is the care for precious stones and rings; for
  sons and a wife。
  346。 That fetter wise people call strong which drags down; yields; but
  is difficult to undo;   after   having   cut this   at   last;  people leave the   world;
  free from cares; and leaving desires and pleasures behind。
  347。 Those who are slaves to passions; run down with the stream (of
  desires); as a spider runs down the web which he has made himself; when
  they   have   cut   this;   at   last;   wise   people   leave   the   world   free   from   cares;
  leaving all affection behind。
  348。 Give up what is before; give up what is behind; give up what is in
  the middle; when thou goest to the other shore of existence; if thy mind is
  altogether free; thou wilt not again enter into birth and decay。
  349。 If a man is tossed about by doubts; full of strong passions; and
  yearning only for what is delightful; his thirst will grow more and more;
  and he will indeed make his fetters strong。
  350。    If  a  man    delights   in  quieting    doubts;    and;   always    reflecting;
  dwells     on   what   is  not   delightful    (the  impurity     of  the  body;    &c。);   he
  certainly will remove; nay; he will cut the fetter of Mara。
  351。   He   who   has   reached   the   consummation;   who   does   not   tremble;
  who is without thirst and without sin; he has broken all the thorns of life:
  this will be his last body。
  352。 He who is without thirst and without affection; who understands
  the words and their interpretation; who knows the order of letters (those
  which are before and which are after); he has received his last body; he is
  called the great sage; the great man。
  353。  ‘I  have  conquered   all;  I  know  all;  in   all   conditions of   life  I  am
  free from taint; I have left all; and through the destruction of thirst I am
  free; having learnt myself; whom shall I teach?'
  354。   The   gift   of   the   law   exceeds   all   gifts;   the   sweetness   of   the   law
  exceeds   all   sweetness;   the   delight   in   the   law   exceeds   all   delights;   the
  extinction of thirst overcomes all pain。
  355。 Pleasures destroy the foolish; if they look not for the other shore;
  the foolish by his thirst for pleasures destroys himself; as if he were his
  own enemy。
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  356。    The   fields   are  damaged      by  weeds;    mankind      is  damaged     by
  passion: therefore a gift bestowed on the passionless brings great reward。
  357。 The fields are damaged by weeds; mankind is damaged by hatred:
  therefore a gift bestowed on those who do not hate brings great reward。
  358。 The fields are damaged by weeds; mankind is damaged by vanity:
  therefore a gift bestowed on those who are free from vanity brings great
  reward。
  359。 The fields are damaged by weeds; mankind is damaged by lust:
  therefore   a   gift   bestowed   on   those   who   are   free   from   lust   brings   great
  reward。
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  Chapter XXV The Bhikshu
  (Mendicant)
  360。   Restraint   in   the   eye   is   good;   good   is   restraint   in   the   ear;   in   the
  nose restraint is good; good is restraint in the tongue。
  361。   In   the   body   restraint   is   good;   good  is   restraint   in   speech;  in
  thought   restraint    is   good;  good   is   restraint  in  all  things。   A   Bhikshu;
  restrained in all things; is freed from