SUTTA NIPATA on, DIALOGUES AND DISCOURSES or GOTAMA BUDDHA. TRANSLATED FROM THE PALI, WITH INTRODUCTION AND NOTES. BY Sir M. Coomdra Swimy, BARNISTER-AT-LAW, LINCULN’S INN 5, MEMBER OF THE LEGIGLATIVE COUNCIL, CEYLON; FELLOW OF THE ROYAL ANIATIC SOCIETY, LONDON ; AND MEMBER OF THY AMLATTIC SOCIETY, Jatin. LONDON: TRUBNER & CO., 57 & 59 LUDGATE HILL. 1874.TO SIR W. C. TREVELYAN, Barr. My pear Sir WALtER, In appreciation of the great efforts made by you, and by other distinguished countrymen of yours, to counteract that love of Physical Force which apparently is even now a prominent feature of Western civilisation, allow me to dedi- cate to you, whose friendship I have enjoyed for many years, this relic of the past, in which you will find embodied the teachings of an Eastern Sage who was pre-eminently an Apostle of Peace. Iam, Yours ever truly, M. COOMARA SWAMY. Lonpox, July 5, 1874.INTRODUCTION. —~—. Even in these days, when the Hindus, who once considered themselves the first of nations, are deeply regretting the ground which they have lost in com- petition with the other favoured races of the world, it must be a matter of just pride to them that the names of some of their time-honoured sages have not ceased to command the respect of the enlightened spirits of the West. Acquaintance with Oriental philosophy or religions is no longer the special acquisition of the student of Oriental languages. All liberally educated men profess to have some know- ledge of the achievements of Eastern thought. In this vast field, Confucius, Moses, Mohammad, and many other ‘‘ founders of religion,” have laboured with distinction and shed lustre on various parts of Asia. It was the glory of ancient India to have produced many such great men. And of that “nation of philosophers,” as a discriminating judge, Professor Max Miiller, calls the Hindus, none per- haps rose to greater eminence, or is entitled to greater reverence, than he to whom the learned Renan has assigned a fitting niche in hia artistic summing up