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  restrained in all things; is freed from all pain。
  362。   He   who   controls   his   hand;   he   who   controls   his   feet;   he   who
  controls his speech; he who is well controlled; he who delights inwardly;
  who is collected; who is solitary and content; him they call Bhikshu。
  363。   The   Bhikshu   who   controls   his   mouth;   who   speaks   wisely   and
  calmly; who teaches the meaning and the law; his word is sweet。
  364。 He who dwells in the law; delights in the law;  meditates on the
  law; follows the law; that Bhikshu will never fall away from the true law。
  365。 Let him not despise what he has received; nor ever envy others: a
  mendicant who envies others does not obtain peace of mind。
  366。 A Bhikshu who; though he receives little; does not despise what
  he has received; even the gods will praise him; if his life is pure; and if he
  is not slothful。
  367。 He who never identifies himself with name and form; and does
  not grieve over what is no more; he indeed is called a Bhikshu。
  368。 The Bhikshu who acts with kindness; who is calm in the doctrine
  of   Buddha;     will   reach   the  quiet   place   (Nirvana);    cessation    of  natural
  desires; and happiness。
  369。 O Bhikshu; empty this boat! if emptied; it will go quickly; having
  cut off passion and hatred thou wilt go to Nirvana。
  370。 Cut off the five (senses); leave the five; rise above the five。                 A
  Bhikshu;   who   has   escaped   from   the   five   fetters;   he   is   called   Oghatinna;
  ‘saved from the flood。'
  371。   Meditate;   O   Bhikshu;   and   be   not   heedless!    Do   not   direct   thy
  thought to what gives pleasure that thou mayest not for thy heedlessness
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  have to swallow the iron ball (in hell); and that thou mayest not cry out
  when burning; ‘This is pain。'
  372。   Without   knowledge   there   is   no   meditation;   without   meditation
  there is no knowledge: he who has knowledge and meditation is near unto
  Nirvana。
  373。 A Bhikshu who has entered his empty house; and whose mind is
  tranquil; feels a more than human delight when he sees the law clearly。
  374。 As   soon   as   he   has   considered   the   origin   and   destruction   of   the
  elements (khandha) of the body; he finds happiness and joy which belong
  to those who know the immortal (Nirvana)。
  375。 And this is the beginning here for a wise Bhikshu: watchfulness
  over the senses; contentedness; restraint under the law; keep noble friends
  whose life is pure; and who are not slothful。
  376。 Let him live in charity; let him be perfect in his duties; then in the
  fulness of delight he will make an end of suffering。
  377。 As the Vassika plant sheds its withered flowers; men should shed
  passion and hatred; O ye Bhikshus!
  378。 The Bhikshu whose body and tongue and mind are quieted; who
  is collected; and has rejected the baits of the world; he is called quiet。
  379。   Rouse   thyself   by   thyself;   examine   thyself   by   thyself;   thus   self…
  protected and attentive wilt thou live happily; O Bhikshu!
  380。 For self is the lord of self; self is the refuge of self; therefore curb
  thyself as the merchant curbs a good horse。
  381。   The   Bhikshu;   full   of   delight;   who   is   calm   in   the   doctrine   of
  Buddha will reach the quiet place (Nirvana); cessation of natural desires;
  and happiness。
  382。 He who; even as a young Bhikshu; applies himself to the doctrine
  of Buddha; brightens up this world; like the moon when free from clouds。
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  Chapter XXVI The Brahmana
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  383。 Stop   the   stream valiantly;   drive   away the   desires;   O   Brahmana!
  When you have understood the destruction of all that was made; you will
  understand that which was not made。
  384。   If   the   Brahmana   has   reached   the   other   shore   in   both   laws   (in
  restraint and contemplation); all bonds vanish from him who has obtained
  knowledge。
  385。 He for whom there is neither this nor that shore; nor both; him;
  the fearless and unshackled; I call indeed a Brahmana。
  386。 He who is thoughtful; blameless; settled; dutiful; without passions;
  and who has attained the highest end; him I call indeed a Brahmana。
  387。 The sun is bright by day; the moon shines by night; the warrior is
  bright in his armour; the Brahmana is bright in his meditation; but Buddha;
  the Awakened; is bright with splendour day and night。
  388。   Because   a   man   is   rid   of   evil;   therefore   he   is   called   Brahmana;
  because he walks quietly;   therefore he is called   Samana; because he   has
  sent away his own impurities; therefore he is called Pravragita (Pabbagita;
  a pilgrim)。
  389。 No one should attack a Brahmana; but no Brahmana (if attacked)
  should     let  himself  fly  at  his  aggressor!    Woe     to  him   who    strikes  a
  Brahmana; more woe to him who flies at his aggressor!
  390。 It advantages a Brahmana not a little if he holds his mind back
  from the pleasures of life; when all wish to injure has vanished; pain will
  cease。
  391。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who does not offend by body; word;
  or thought; and is controlled on these three points。
  392。 After a man has once understood the law as taught by the Well…
  awakened       (Buddha);    let  him   worship     it  carefully;  as  the  Brahmana
  worships the sacrificial fire。
  393。 A man does not become a Brahmana by his platted hair; by his
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  family; or by birth; in whom there is truth and righteousness; he is blessed;
  he is a Brahmana。
  394。 What   is   the   use   of   platted   hair;   O   fool!   what   of   the   raiment   of
  goat…skins?      Within   thee   there   is   ravening;  but   the   outside   thou   makest
  clean。
  395。 The man who wears dirty raiments; who is emaciated and covered
  with veins; who lives alone in the forest; and meditates; him I call indeed a
  Brahmana。
  396。 I do not call a man a Brahmana because of his origin or of   his
  mother。     He is indeed arrogant; and he is wealthy: but the poor; who is
  free from all attachments; him I call indeed a Brahmana。
  397。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has cut all fetters; who never
  trembles; is independent and unshackled。
  398。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who has cut the strap and the thong;
  the   chain    with   all  that  pertains   to  it;  who   has   burst   the  bar;  and   is
  awakened。
  399。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who; though he has committed no
  offence; endures reproach; bonds; and stripes; who has endurance for his
  force; and strength for his army。
  400。   Him   I   call   indeed   a   Brahmana   who   is   free   from   anger;   dutiful;
  virtuous; without appetite; who is subdued; and has received his last body。
  401。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who does not cling to pleasures;
  like water on a lotus leaf; like a mustard seed on the point of a needle。
  402。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who; even here; knows the end of
  his suffering; has put down his burden; and is unshackled。
  403。   Him   I   call   indeed   a   Brahmana   whose   knowledge   is   deep;   who
  possesses   wisdom;   who   knows   the   right   way   and   the   wrong;   and   has
  attained the highest end。
  404。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who keeps aloof both from laymen
  and from mendicants; who frequents no houses; and has but few desires。
  405。   Him   I   call   indeed   a   Brahmana   who   finds   no   fault   with   other
  beings; whether feeble or strong; and does not kill nor cause slaughter。
  406。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who is tolerant with the intolerant;
  mild with fault…finders; and free from passion among the passionate。
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  407。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana from whom anger and hatred; pride
  and envy have dropt like a mustard seed from the point of a needle。
  408。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who utters true speech; instructive
  and free from harshness; so that he offend no one。
  409。 Him I call indeed a Brahmana who takes nothing in the world that
  is not given him; be it long