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492 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
nor I do see any medicine for that emergency. If you cannot do that yourself, why don’t you appoint one of your disciples, the king of Kosala, Anathpindika or Visakha for that purpose. VI
“It seems you know well how to seduce a girl, but you do not know how to take care of the newborn baby that is born out of the seduction.” The assembly remained silent.
The Buddha, breaking the continuity of his lecture, answered her with reserved dignity. “ Sister, whatever you have said, whether true or false, is only known to us both.”
Chincha coughing loudly, said. “Yes, O Teacher, such a thing can be known to us only.”
With her coughing the knot with which the wooden protuberance was tied round her belly slackened, and it fell on her feet to her discomfiture.
And she was turned away with stones and sticks.
§ 6. Devadatta a Cousin and an Enemy
Devadatta was a cousin of the Buddha. But from the beginning he was jealous of the Buddha and disliked him intensely.
When the Buddha had left his home, Devadatta tried to make love to Yeshodhara.
Once when Yeshodhara was about to retire, he without being intercepted by anybody entered into her chamber in the guise of a monk. She asked him, “Bhikkhu, what do you want ? Have you got any message for me from my husband ?”
“ Your husband, he cares a damn for you. In your house of happiness he cruelly and wickedly abandoned you,” said Devadatta.
“ But he did it for the good of many,” replied Yeshodhara.
“ Whatever that be, now take revenge on his disdainful cruelty to you,” suggested Devadatta.
“ Stop it, O Monk : your words and thoughts are impure,” countered Yeshodhara.