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But excluding the Arahant endowed with the last consciousness, for others, trainees, non-trainees, and ordinary people, the consciousness endowed with the moment of arising is called "arises" by having reached arising. , because it has not reached dissolution, it does not cease. But having reached dissolution, it will certainly cease, and another (mind) will arise and cease in that existence or in another existence. The second question, however, concerning the death-consciousness of an Arahant, is definite at the moment of its arising, thus it is to be answered unequivocally. Therefore, when asked, "Whose consciousness will cease but not arise, and whose consciousness arises but does not cease?", one should say "Yes." For the death-consciousness of one whose defilements are destroyed, being endowed with the moment of arising, will indeed cease upon reaching dissolution, and thereafter will not arise. But because it is endowed with the moment of arising, it is said to arise and not cease because it has not reached dissolution. But this young man, being unable to answer these questions thus, met with distress, therefore it was said, "the young man, being unable to carry it up or down," and so on. There, "being unable to carry it up or down" means being unable to connect the upper phrase with the lower phrase, or the lower phrase with the upper phrase, in terms of meaning. It means being unable to connect the former with the latter and determine the meaning of the question. "He first taught the thirty-two parts meditation" means he first taught the thirty-two parts meditation, starting with "there is in this body...", saying "this is the preliminary practice of the mantra." "Because Stream-Enterers perfectly fulfill the precepts, there is no decline from the precepts they have undertaken," he said, "he is now incapable of falling away from the Dispensation." "Having developed" means having developed the meditation for the sake of the higher paths. "He should be unconcerned, having grasped the Buddha's word" means that he has completed his task by attaining Arahantship. For the sake of skill in the method of communication, it was said, "Venerable sir, my preceptor sent me to you," and so on. "He had water and tooth-sticks prepared" means he prepared and placed water and tooth-sticks for use. "They cleanse the teeth with this," therefore a tooth-stick is called 'dantapona'. The collection of virtuous ones From this state, the elder, to make manifest the qualities of the novice, such as patience, energy, and service, without special knowledge, but naturally observing, again performed sweeping and so on. "He did it to tame the novice's mind," so they also say. "He sent forth the Buddha's word" means he began to make them learn the Buddha's word. "Excluding the Vinaya Piṭaka" here means, "It is not the custom for novices to learn the Vinaya; therefore, excluding the Vinaya Piṭaka, he made them learn the rest of the Buddha's word," this is stated in all three commentaries. "Being one who has not yet completed a year" means, from the time of ordination, not yet a full year. Even the Buddha's word established in the heart of Moggaliputtatissa Thera, by way of common usage, is said to be established in his hand. Therefore, it is said: "Having established the entire Buddha's word in his hand." "Having remained for their lifespan, they attained final Nibbāna" means, by the establishment of the entire teaching in the hand of Moggaliputtatissa Thera, they were freed from the punishment imposed by the compilers of the Second Council, and having remained for their lifespan, they attained final Nibbāna. "King Bindusāra had one hundred and one sons" here, Bindusāra, born of the Sakya clan, was the son of King Candagutta. Indeed, in the battle of Viṭaṭūbha, the Sakya princes who left Kapilavatthu founded the city of Moriya; Candagutta, a prince of the Khattiya clan, became king in Pāṭaliputta. His son, Prince Bindusāra, became king after his father's demise, and was the father of one hundred and one sons. "One hundred and one" means one and a hundred make one hundred and one, meaning one more than a hundred. "Having only one mother" means of the same mother, it is said they were full brothers. "He did not yet establish a single kingdom" means, he ruled the kingdom without being consecrated. "Consecration for a single kingdom" means the consecration performed for sole sovereignty over the entire Jambudīpa. Even royal powers to be attained through the power of merit, like the special attainments such as the analytical knowledges (paṭisambhidā) that come through the path of arahantship, are born of successful effort... He said, "It came by the power of anointing." "By the power of anointing these royal powers came to him." Therein, royal powers means powers inherent in royalty. Whence means from those sixteen pots. Faith arisen in the Dispensation means faith attained in the Buddha's Dispensation. Asandhimittā is her name. They say that there were no joints visible in her body, therefore she came to be so named. The devas bring it day by day, this is the connection. Daily means day by day. Agadāmalaka means a medicinal amalaka fruit capable of purifying the body with just a little, removing all impurities. Agadaharītaka is a harītaka fruit of the same kind. Among these two, he consumes one as he wishes. From Chaddanta Lake means from a divine mansion or a wish-fulfilling tree located near Chaddanta Lake. They also say, "There are such special trees in Chaddanta Lake, they bring them from there." And divine drink means and a drink of divine fruit juice. Not made of thread means not made with threads, because it is divine cloth produced from a wish-fulfilling tree. Sumanapuppapaṭa means it became known as Sumanapuppapaṭa because there were flowers that grew everywhere, very fine. Of the risen rice means of the self-grown rice. Here, the singular is used with a view to the collection, the meaning is "of the rice grains." Nine thousand cartloads means here, "four handfuls are one kuḍuva, four kuḍuvas are one pattha, four patthas are one āḷhaka, four āḷhakas are one doṇa, four doṇas are one mānikā, four mānikās are one khārī, twenty khārīs are one vāha, that same is one cartload," is stated in the Suttanipāta Commentary and so on. Here, however, they say, "two carts are one vāha." They make them without husk and chaff means they make them free from husk and chaff. They make honey means they come and make honey in the nearby place. They perform bali offerings means the honey, like the country dwellers who perform bali offerings everywhere They chirp and sing, making an offering. They say, "Having come, they make a sound in the sky, and go away without making themselves known." A golden chain is a golden chain, a binding. Of the four Buddhas, meaning the four Buddhas like Kakusandha and others. "Having attained the sight of forms" means having obtained the sight of forms. It is said that this one, being long-lived for an eon, saw with his own eyes the beauty of the forms of all four Buddhas. "Having brought the Naga king named Kala" - here, it should be understood that that Naga king, having gone to the golden chain thrown into the Ganges, came, thinking it had fallen on his feet. But the command of King Asoka extends from a yojana below to a yojana above. And this one's mansion is situated below the yojana boundary. Therefore, how did this Naga king come by the king's command? Although his own mansion was situated below the yojana boundary, nevertheless, because it was connected to the sphere of the king's command, he obeyed his command. Just as people living within the borders of a kingdom, being oppressed by various kings, act according to their commands, so too is this, they say. "Make it visible" means make it manifest, make it an object of perception. The connection is, "seeing the Buddha image created by him." What kind of Buddha image was it? He says, "pervading the entire body," and so on. There, the phrase "produced by the power of merit" should be understood as having been made because the eighty minor characteristics and thirty-two major characteristics adorning the Buddha image created by him were similar to the eighty minor characteristics and so on, produced by the power of the Buddha's merit. For it cannot be said that the Buddha image perfect in many ways, created by him at that time, was produced by the power of the Buddha's merit. The eighty minor characteristics are like copper-colored nails and a prominent nose. The thirty-two major characteristics are like well-planted feet. "Blossomed... and so on... water surface" - meaning, what adorns the lotus that has blossomed, that has attained blooming by the touch of the sun's rays? "Lotus..." adorned with red lotuses, so named, and with water lilies of various kinds, such as blue lotuses, and with white lotuses, called puṇḍarīka, like a water surface prepared on all sides. Like the host of stars… …the sky, like the sky, like the celestial sphere, shining brightly with the beauty and charm that radiate from the host of stars scattered everywhere, made clear by the network of their rays. Like the evening glow… …the peak of the golden mountain, like the peak of a golden mountain, like the summit of a golden mountain, surrounded on all sides by the hues of the evening glow, by rainbows and lightning flashes. Regarding "vimalaketumālā" (pure garland of rays), here they say, "A ketumālā is a mass of rays that emerges from the head, forms a cluster above the crown, and is seen." They also say, "It is an elevated place appearing in the middle of the crown." This is stated in all three glosses. Since King Asoka, the Righteous King, filled with joy and happiness, remained without food for seven days, and, just as he was, with an undistracted mind, continuously gazed at the Buddha-image with eyes full of serene devotion,