CONTENTS
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Sending NÈÄÈgÊri The Elephant .................................................................................... 887
Self-sacrificing Love of Venerable Œnanda ................................................................. 889
Incident of A Child's Mother ....................................................................................... 889
The Buddha's Power .................................................................................................... 889
Decline of Devadatta's Gains ....................................................................................... 890
Five Things demanded by Devadatta ........................................................................... 891
Devadatta's Attempt to create Schism .......................................................................... 892
Schism created by Devadatta ....................................................................................... 893
Contribution of The Two Chief Disciples .................................................................... 893
A Young Monk's Concern ........................................................................................... 893
Vomiting of Blood by Devadatta ................................................................................. 894
JÈtakas concerning Devadatta ...................................................................................... 894
The Last Days of Devadatta......................................................................................... 895
Devadatta swallowed by Earth ..................................................................................... 895
Devadatta's Suffering in AvÊci Hell.............................................................................. 896
Narration of JÈtakas after Devadatta's Death ............................................................... 896
CHAPTER 37 ................................................................................................................ 898
STORY OF KING AJŒTASATTU ................................................................................. 898
Heroic Words of JÊvaka ............................................................................................... 900
Preparations for The Visit to The Buddha .................................................................... 901
AjÈtasattu's Visit to The Buddha .................................................................................. 901
King AjÈtasattu's Fright ............................................................................................... 902
AjÈtasattu's Questions on The Advantages of Monastic Life ........................................ 903
Refuge sought by AjÈtasattu ........................................................................................ 906
Note on SaraÓa-gamana ............................................................................................... 907
(a) SaraÓa (Refuge). ................................................................................................... 907
(b) SaraÓa-gamana (Refuge taking or Refuge consciousness) .................................. 907
(c) Person established in SaraÓa-gamana ................................................................... 907
(d) Forms of SaraÓa-gamana ...................................................................................... 907
Four Kinds of Reverence (PaÓipÈta) ............................................................................ 909
(e) Fruit of SaraÓa-gamana ........................................................................................ 910
(f) Contamination of SaraÓa-gamana ......................................................................... 910
(g) Destruction of SaraÓa-gamana ............................................................................. 910
Note on UpÈsaka (Lay-devotee) ................................................................................... 910
(a) Definition of An UpÈsaka .................................................................................... 910
(b) Function of An UpÈsaka ...................................................................................... 910
(c) Morality of An UpÈsaka ....................................................................................... 911
(d) Livelihood of An UpÈsaka ................................................................................... 911
(e) Failure of An UpÈsaka ......................................................................................... 911
(f) Success of An UpÈsaka ......................................................................................... 911