The Questions of King Milinda
Part II
CONTENTS
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INTRODUCTION |
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Chinese books on Nāgasena |
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The Buddhist canon |
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Vasubandhu's reference to Nāgasena |
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Kshemendra's reference to Milinda |
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The Mahāvamsa on Assagutta and Vattaniya |
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The Kathā Vatthu |
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Milinda and other authorities on the soul theory |
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The Milinda later than the Kathā Vatthu |
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TRANSLATION OF THE TEXT |
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Book IV. The Solving of Dilemmas |
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41st Dilemma. Why should houses (Wihāras) be built for the houseless ones? |
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42nd Dilemma. Was not the Buddha immoderate in food? |
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43rd Dilemma. Was not Bakkula said to be superior (in health) to the Buddha? |
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44th Dilemma. Why is the Buddha's teaching called both new and old? |
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45th Dilemma. Did not the Bodisat once kill animals in sacrifice? |
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46th Dilemma. Did not the Bodisat once abuse the Buddha? |
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47th Dilemma. Was not Kassapa the Buddha less powerful than the potter? |
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48th Dilemma. Why is the Buddha called both Brahman and king? |
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49th Dilemma. Did not the Buddha teach for hire? |
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50th Dilemma. Did not the Buddha once doubt? (See no. 34.) |
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[viii] 51st Dilemma. Was not the Buddha taught by others? |
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52nd Dilemma. Why can there be only one Buddha at a time? |
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53rd Dilemma. Did not the Buddha put the Order above himself? |
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54th Dilemma. As a layman can reach Arahatship, why enter the Order? |
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55th Dilemma. Did not the Buddha, having tried and abandoned asceticism, nevertheless still insist on it? |
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56th Dilemma. Men sometimes throw off the robes. Why not test candidates before initiation? |
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57th Dilemma. How is it that Arahats suffer bodily pain? |
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58th Dilemma. Why cannot an offender, who is not aware of his offence, enter the Path? |
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59th Dilemma. How can a guilty Samana purify gifts? |
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60th Dilemma. The 'soul' in water |
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61st Dilemma. Why does the Order trouble itself about learning, and about buildings and gifts? |
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62nd Dilemma. Why cannot a layman, who can become an Arahat, continue as one? |
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63rd Dilemma. How is it that an Arahat can do wrong? |
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64th Dilemma. What is there that is, but not in the world? |
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65th Dilemma. What is there that is without a cause? |
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66th Dilemma. Karma-born, cause-born, and season-born |
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67th Dilemma. What becomes of dead devils? |
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68th Dilemma. Why did not the Buddha promulgate all the Rules of the Order at once? |
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69th Dilemma. How does the sun get cool? |
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70th Dilemma. Why is the sun hotter in winter? |
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71st Dilemma. How can Vessantara's giving away of his children be approved? |
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72nd Dilemma. Why did the Bodisat undergo penance? |
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73rd Dilemma. Which is stronger, virtue or vice? |
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74th Dilemma. Do the dead derive advantage from gifts given here? |
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75th Dilemma. Dreams and sleep |
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76th Dilemma. Is death ever premature? |
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[ix] 77th Dilemma. How can there be wonders at the graves of Arahats? |
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78th Dilemma. Cannot all men be converted? |
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79th Dilemma. Is Nirvāna all bliss, or partly pain? |
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80th Dilemma. The form, figure, duration, &c., of Nirvāna |
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81st Dilemma. The realisation of Nirvāna |
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82nd Dilemma. The place of Nirvāna |
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Book V. The Problem of Inference |
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§ 1. How can you know that the Buddha ever lived? |
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4. The ordinary city, and its architect, shops, and inhabitants |
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5. The City of Righteousness, and its architect |
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6. The flower bazaar therein |
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7. The perfume bazaar therein |
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8. The fruit bazaar therein |
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10. The antidote bazaar therein |
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11. The medicine bazaar therein |
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12. The ambrosia bazaar therein |
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13-20. The jewel bazaar therein, and the seven jewels of the Truth |
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21. The general store bazaar therein |
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22. The inhabitants of the City of Righteousness |
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23. The generals in the City of Righteousness |
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The chaplains in the City of Righteousness |
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The lamplighters in the City of Righteousness |
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The peace-officers in the City of Righteousness |
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The shop-keepers in the City of Righteousness |
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The drunkards (!) in the City of Righteousness |
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The watchmen in the City of Righteousness |
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The lawyers and judges in the City of Righteousness |
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The bankers in the City of Righteousness |
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24. The conclusion drawn by inference |
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Book VI. The Voluntary Extra Vows |
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§ 1. Can laymen attain Nirvāna? |
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6. The twenty-eight advantages of the vows |
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7. The eighteen good qualities that come from keeping them |
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[x] § 10. No Arahatship without having kept them |
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12-15. Similes |
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16. He who, being unworthy, takes the vows |
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18. He who, being worthy, takes the vows |
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20. Details of the thirteen extra vows |
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24. The example of Upasena |
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25. The thirty graces of the true recluse |
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26. The example of Sāriputta |
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Book VII. Similes of Arahatship |
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§ 1. Detailed list of these similes, sixty-seven being still preserved, and thirty-eight being now lost |
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19. Wonders at the conclusion of Nāgasena's solution of the three hundred and four puzzles |
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20. Conversion of Milinda the king |
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21. Milinda enters the Order, and becomes an Arahat |
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Additions and Corrections |
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Index of Proper Names |
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Index of Subjects |
381 |
