176. He who by false words transgressing Breaks one tittle of the Norm;[4] He who future life renounceth Every wicked deed will do. 177. Those who covet reach not heaven; Fools care not for charity; He who charity approveth Reacheth heavenly joy thereby. 178. Rule on earth and joy in heaven, Sovreignty of all the worlds-- These are all by him transcended Who hath entered on the stream.[5] [1] _Maccurāja._ [2] Reading _nisīdanti_ for _visīdanti_ ("are immersed"). [3] _Hamsā adicca-pathe yanti._ In Hinduism the _paramahamsa_, "the swan," is the mystic name for the liberated being (Cf. _Bhagavad Gītā_) who goes to the sun (_āditya_ Skt.), and is reborn no more; also in _Chāndogya Upanishad_, VIII, 7-5, we read: "When mind ceases to act, he attains the sun. That is the way to the region above. It is open to the learned, but closed to the ignorant." Those who are reborn are said to go on the path of the moon. In Buddhism, the _Arahants_, Saints, have the power (_iddhi_) of flying through the air even physically, by self-levitation. Cf. V. 91. [4] Cf. N.T.: "For whosoever shall keep the whole Norm, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all." [5] One who has "entered on the stream" is an Initiate, _Solāpanno_, and is saved, _i.e._, after seven more births, he reaches the state of _Arahat_ and _Nibbāna_ and is free from birth. CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE AWAKENED ONE. 179. The Awakened One, unconquered Conqueror, Whose conquest naught in this world can undo. Who ranges o'er His boundless sphere untraced. By what tracks can ye lead Him to rebirth?[1] 180. Free from the snares of passion's outspread net, The Awakened One, whom longing cannot draw, Who ranges o'er His boundless sphere untraced. By what tracks can ye lead Him to rebirth? 181. Those sages who, to meditation given, Delight in freedom's bliss, with mind controlled, Gods envy Them, Those All-Awakened Ones.[2] 182. To gain a birth as man is hard indeed; 'Tis hard to get one's living in the world; Hard is the hearing of the doctrine true;[3] Hardest to be an All-Awakened One. 183. "Refrain thyself from every evil deed; Stablish thyself in good; cleanse thine own thoughts"-- This is the message of the Awakened Ones. 184. Long-sufferance is the best austerity; Nibbāna, say the Awakened Ones, is best. 185. "Revile not, harm not, live by rule restrained; Of food take little; sleep and sit alone; In meditation keep thy thoughts controlled"-- This is the message of the Awakened Ones. 186. "Lust is not sated, tho' it rain gold coins; Brief is the pleasure, great the pains of lust"-- Whoso saith this and knows it, he is wise. 187. He finds no pleasure e'en in heaven's delights; He finds his joy in slaying all desire, That follower of the All-Awakened Ones. 188. To many a refuge frightened mortals flee, Mountains and forests, groves and sacred trees;