THE

SACRED BOOKS OF THE BUDDHISTS

TRANSLATED

BY VARIOUS ORIENTAL SCHOLARS

AND EDITED BY

T. W. RHYS DAVIDS

LL.D., PH.D., D.Sc., F.B.A.

PROFESSOR OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER

PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF SIAM

VOL. III

London

HENRY FROWDE

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

AMEN CORNER, E.C.

ΤΟ

THE MEMORY OF

F. MAX MÜLLER

WHO FOUNDED THIS SERIES OF THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE BUDDHISTS AND WHO DID IN SO MANY OTHER WAYS SO MUCH FOR THE CAUSE OF ORIENTAL LEARNING

THIS VOLUME

IS GRATEFULLY DEDICATED

BY THE TRANSLATORS

TRANSLATED FROM THE PALI
OF THE DIGHA NIKAYA

BY

T. W. AND C. A. F. RHYS DAVIDS

PART II

London

HENRY FROWDE

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

AMEN CORNER, E.C.