^251:3 According to the commentators: practise (control) according to the sasana (i.e. sutras); this has been well declared by the Arhats.

^251:4 Sahie. This word is explained sometimes by svahita, intent on his spiritual welfare, sometimes by hitena gnanadina sahitah, possessed of knowledge, &c. I translate it 'wise,' and derive the word from Sanskrit sahridaya, the correct Prakrit for which would be sahiyae.

^251:5 Cow-dung is stuck, in the form of flat round cakes, against a wall to dry there. When the cakes are dried a little shake is sufficient to make them come down, whereby the wall will be restored to its original shape and dimensions.

^252:1 Mahana = brahmana. The commentator derives the word from ma and root han! The word is a synonym of muni, with which it frequently occurs in the same verse and has then been left out in the translation.

^253:1 Veyaliya-maggam.