Buddhist Legends Volume 28
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1921 ... completely. The king does so. On the seventh day the residents of the besieged city kill their king, and hand over the kingdom to the invader. Because Slvali in his previous existence as a king besieged this city, he was reborn in hell, and because he closed the lesser gates he remained in the womb of his mother for seven days and seven months and seven years; because in his previous existence as a countryman he gave the comb of honey to the Buddha, he reached the pinnacle of gain and honor. 10. A courtezan tempts a monk vii. 10 = 99. A monk enters a garden to meditate. A courtezan goes thither to meet her lover. Her lover fails to keep his appointment. The disappointed courtezan, seeing the monk, performs indecent acts before him and arouses his passions. The Buddha appears in a vision to the monk and admonishes him. The monk attains Arahatship. Book Vm. Thousands, Sahassa Vagga 1. A public executioner viii. 1-100. A bloodthirsty villain seeks admission to a band of thieves. The thieves refuse to admit him because of his inordinate cruelty. He ingratiates himself with a pupil of the ringleader and is finally admitted. The thieves are captured and sentenced to death. The citizens offer to spare the life of the thief who will put his brethren to death. All refuse the offer except the newest member of the band. The bloodthirsty villain puts his brethren to death, and acts as public executioner for fifty-five years. When he becomes infirm, the citizens remove him from office. Sariputta preaches to him and converts him. When he dies, he is reborn in the heaven of the Tusita gods. The monks express surprise that so bloodthirsty a villain should be reborn in heaven. The Buddha informs them that it was because he obtained a good spiritual counselor. 2. Conversion ...