Dialogues of the Buddha volume Pt 2
Dialogues of the Buddha volume Pt 2
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108. THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. II5 of his heart well under his control ; or a god or fairy (devata *) of great might and power, — when such a one by intense meditation on the idea of the minutest por- tion of earth and on the idea of the widest expanse of water [has succeeded in realizing the comparative value of things] he can make this earth move and tremble and be shaken violently 2 . These are the second causes, proximate and remote, of the appearance of a mighty earthquake.
1 Devata i...s a fairy, god, genius, or angel. I am at a loss how to render this word without conveying an erroneous impression to those not familiar with ancient ideas, and specially with ancient Indian ideas, of the spirit world. It includes gods of all sorts; tree and river nymphs; the kindly fairies or ghosts who haunt houses (see my ' Buddhist Birth Stories, ' Tale 40) ; spirits in the ground (see above, I, 26); the angels who minister at the great renunciation, the temptation, and the death of the Buddha ; the guardian angels who watch over men, and towns, and countries ; and many other similar beings.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
108. THE BOOK OF THE GREAT DECEASE. II5 of his heart well under his control ; or a god or fairy (devata *) of great might and power, — when such a one by intense meditation on the idea of the minutest por- tion of earth and on the idea of the widest expanse of water [has succeeded in realizing the comparative value of things] he can make this earth move and tremble and be shaken violently 2 . These are the second causes, proximate and remote, of the appearance of a mighty earthquake.
1 Devata i...s a fairy, god, genius, or angel. I am at a loss how to render this word without conveying an erroneous impression to those not familiar with ancient ideas, and specially with ancient Indian ideas, of the spirit world. It includes gods of all sorts; tree and river nymphs; the kindly fairies or ghosts who haunt houses (see my ' Buddhist Birth Stories, ' Tale 40) ; spirits in the ground (see above, I, 26); the angels who minister at the great renunciation, the temptation, and the death of the Buddha ; the guardian angels who watch over men, and towns, and countries ; and many other similar beings.
What to read after Dialogues of the Buddha volume Pt 2?
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