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painful, sharp, severe, harsh, disagreeable, unpleasant, he endures them mindfully and with full awareness, without being distressed." Then another deity uttered this inspired utterance in the presence of the Blessed One: "Behold the well-developed concentration, and the mind well-liberated, neither elevated nor depressed, nor constrained by forceful suppression. Who would think to overcome such a man-elephant, a man-lion, a man-thoroughbred, a man-bull, a man-yoke-bearer, a man-tamed one, except through blindness?" "For five hundred years, ascetic brahmins wander; but their minds are not rightly liberated, they are of low purpose, they do not reach the far shore. "Overcome by craving, bound by vows and observances, practicing harsh asceticism for a hundred years; but their minds are not rightly liberated, they are of low purpose, they do not reach the far shore. "For one who desires conceit, there is no self-restraint here, there is no wisdom for one who is not concentrated; dwelling alone in the forest, heedless, he would not cross the realm of death." "Having abandoned conceit, with a well-concentrated self, with a pure mind, completely liberated in every way; dwelling alone in the forest, heedful, he would cross the realm of death." 9. The First Discourse on Pajjunna's Daughter 39. Thus have I heard: On one occasion the Blessed One was dwelling in Vesālī, in the Great Wood, in the Gabled Hall. Then Kokanadā, Pajjunna's daughter, when the night was far advanced, with radiant beauty, illuminating the entire Great Wood, approached the Blessed One; having approached, she paid homage to the Blessed One, and stood to one side. stood. Standing to one side, that deity, Kokanadā, daughter of Pajjunna, in the presence of the Blessed One, spoke these verses: ‘‘Dwelling in the forest of Vesālī, the foremost of beings, the Fully Awakened One; I am Kokanadā, I pay homage, Kokanadā, daughter of Pajjunna. ‘‘It was only heard before, the Dhamma realized by the One with Vision; But now I know it directly, as the Sage, the Fortunate One, teaches. ‘‘Whosoever, the foolish ones, go about disparaging the noble Dhamma; They go to the dreadful Roruva hell, for a long time they experience suffering. ‘‘And those who, in the noble Dhamma, are endowed with patience and tranquility; Abandoning the human body, they will fill the host of devas.’’ 10. The Second Discourse of Pajjunna's Daughter 40. Thus have I heard – At one time the Blessed One was dwelling in Vesālī, in the Great Forest, in the Gabled Hall. Then Cūḷakokanadā, daughter of Pajjunna, when the night was far advanced, with radiant beauty, illuminating the entire Great Forest, approached the Blessed One; having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, she stood to one side. Standing to one side, that deity, Cūḷakokanadā, daughter of Pajjunna, in the presence of the Blessed One, spoke these verses: ‘‘She has come here, with the radiance of lightning, Kokanadā, daughter of Pajjunna; Paying homage to the Buddha and the Dhamma, she spoke these meaningful verses. ‘‘Though I could explain it in many ways, such is the Dhamma in its aspects; I will speak of its meaning concisely, as much as is grasped by my mind. ‘‘One should not do evil by speech or by mind, or by body, anything in the whole world; Abandoning sensual pleasures, mindful and clearly comprehending, one should not pursue suffering, which is connected with harm.’’ The Fourth Chapter on the Satullapa Deities. Its summary – With all stingy ones, good, not those with the perception of burning; Faith, occasion, a fragment, and both daughters of Pajjunna. 5. The Chapter on Burning 1. The Discourse on Burning 41. Thus have I heard – At one time the Blessed One At Sāvatthī, he was dwelling in Jeta's Grove, in Anāthapiṇḍika's monastery. Then a certain deity, when the night was far advanced, with resplendent beauty, illuminating the entire Jeta's Grove, approached the Blessed One. Having approached and paid homage to the Blessed One, she stood to one side. Standing to one side, that deity spoke these verses in the presence of the Blessed One: "When a house is ablaze, whatever vessel is carried out, that is for its owner's benefit, not what burns up within. "So is the world ablaze, with old age and death. One should carry out with giving; what is given is well carried out. "What is given yields happiness, what is not given does not. Thieves carry it off, kings seize it, fire burns it, it perishes. "Then at the end, one abandons the body and all possessions. Knowing this, the wise one should eat and should give. Having given and having eaten according to one's ability, unblamed, one goes to a heavenly state." 2. The Giver of What? Sutta "What gives strength? What gives beauty? What gives happiness? What gives sight? Who is the giver of all? Tell me, when asked." "Food gives strength, clothing gives beauty, vehicles give happiness, lamps give sight. "And he is the giver of all, who gives a dwelling. And he is the giver of the deathless, who teaches the Dhamma." 3. The Food Sutta "Both gods and humans delight in food. Then who is that yakkha who does not delight in food?" "Those who give it with faith, with a mind serene, that very food serves them, in this world and the next. "Therefore, having overcome stinginess, one should give a gift, having conquered defilement. Merits in the other world are a support for beings." 4. The One-Root Sutta "The seer crossed the ocean, one-rooted, twice-whirling, three-filthy, five-layered, twelve-whirling, the abyss." 5. The Peerless Sutta "The one with a peerless name, seeing subtle meanings, giving wisdom, what..." unattached in the garland; See him, the all-knowing, the wise, the great sage, walking on the noble path. 6. The Nymph Sutta 46. "Resounding with hosts of nymphs, frequented by hosts of demons; A bewildering forest, named, how will the journey be?" "Straight is that path, named, fearless is that direction, named; The chariot is silent, named, equipped with wheels of Dhamma. "Conscience is its support, mindfulness is its covering; I call Dhamma the charioteer, with right view as its vanguard. "Whoever has such a vehicle, whether a woman or a man; He indeed, by this vehicle, is close to Nibbana." 7. The Forest Planters Sutta 47. "For whom, by day and by night, does merit always increase? Established in Dhamma, endowed with virtue, what people go to heaven?" "Those who plant groves, those who plant forests, those who build bridges; And watering sheds and wells, those who give lodging. "For them, by day and by night, does merit always increase; Established in Dhamma, endowed with virtue, those people go to heaven." 8. The Jetavana Sutta 48. "This indeed is that Jetavana, frequented by hosts of sages; Inhabited by the Dhamma-king, generating joy for me. "Action and knowledge and Dhamma, virtue, the supreme life; By these, mortals are purified, not by lineage or by wealth. "Therefore, a wise person, seeing their own welfare; Should wisely investigate the Dhamma, thus, there they are purified. "Like Sāriputta, in wisdom, and in virtue and in tranquility; Even a monk who has reached the other shore, would be no more than this." 9. The Stingy Sutta 49. "Those who are stingy in this world, miserly, revilers; Of others who are giving, people who cause obstacles. "What kind of result is theirs, and what kind of future existence? Having come to ask the Blessed One, how may we know that?" "Those who are stingy in this world, miserly, revilers; Of others who are giving, people who cause obstacles. "They are reborn in hell, in the animal realm, in the realm of Yama; If they come to human existence, po born in a low family. "Clothing, food, pleasure, play, where they are obtained with difficulty; Later, fools wish for them, but even that is not obtained by them; In this very life, there is a bad result, and in the next, a bad destination." "Therefore, we understand this, we ask another, Gotama; Those who have obtained human existence here, the generous, the unselfish. "Those who are confident in the Buddha, in the Dhamma, and deeply respectful of the Sangha; What kind of result is theirs, and what kind of destination in the next life? Having come to ask the Fortunate One, how may we know this?" "Those who have obtained human existence here, the generous, the unselfish; Those who are confident in the Buddha, in the Dhamma, and deeply respectful of the Sangha; These shine forth in heaven, where they are reborn. "If they come to human existence, they are born in a rich family; Clothing, food, pleasure, play, where they are obtained without difficulty. "They rejoice as if masters of wealth accumulated by others; In this very life, there is a good result, and in the next, a good destination." 10. The Ghaṭīkāra Sutta "Seven bhikkhus are reborn in Aviha, liberated; Their lust and hatred exhausted, they have crossed over the entanglement in the world." "Who are they who crossed the mire, the realm of death, so difficult to cross? Who, having abandoned the human body, transcended the divine yoke?" "Upaka, Palagaṇḍa, and Pukkusāti, those three; Bhaddiya, Khaṇḍadeva, Bāhuraggi, and Siṅgiya; They, having abandoned the human body, transcended the divine yoke." "You speak skillfully of them, the abandoners of Māra's snare; By understanding whose Dhamma did they cut off the bonds of existence?" "Not apart from the Fortunate One, not apart from your teaching; By understanding whose Dhamma they cut off the bonds of existence. "Where name and form cease entirely; Having understood that Dhamma here, they cut off the bonds of existence." "You speak a profound speech, difficult to understand, very difficult." up. Knowing whose Dhamma, do you speak such a word?’’ ‘‘I was formerly a potter, in Vekaḷiṅga, a pot-maker; I supported my parents, a lay follower of Kassapa. ‘‘Abstaining from sexual acts, a celibate, pure;