4.
The Chapter on a Warrior
1.
Commentary on the Warrior Discourse
134. In the first discourse of the fourth, "lives on war" means a warrior. "Worthy of a king" means suitable for the king. "Fit for a king's use" means the king's enjoyment and use. "Is reckoned as a factor" means because of being inevitably desirable, like a hand or like a foot, it is reckoned as a factor. "One who shoots far" means he shoots an arrow far - in water to the distance of one usabha, on dry ground to the distance of eight usabhas, or beyond that. For the warrior of Duṭṭhagāmaṇi Abhaya shot an arrow to the distance of nine usabhas, and the Bodhisatta in his final existence to the measure of a yojana. "One who shoots as quickly as lightning" means one who shoots without missing, or the meaning is one able to pierce lightning in the interval of a flash of lightning. "One who breaks open a great body" means one able to pierce through even a hundred planks bound together, even a hundred buffalo hides, a copper plate as thick as a thumb, a board of asana wood four finger-breadths thick, a board of udumbara wood a span thick, and even a sand cart lengthwise - this is the meaning. "Whatever materiality" and so on has been explained in detail in the Visuddhimagga. "This is not mine" and so on is stated by way of rejecting craving, conceit, and wrong view. "Sees with right wisdom" means he sees rightly, by cause, by reason, with path wisdom together with insight. "Breaks open" means he breaks open by the path of arahantship.
2.
Commentary on the Assembly Discourse
135. In the second, "disciplined by rote" means disciplined without having asked - a badly disciplined assembly. "Disciplined by counter-questioning" means disciplined by having asked - a well-disciplined assembly. "Disciplined by measure" means disciplined by way of measure; the meaning is an assembly disciplined having known the measure. But in the Pāḷi text "yāvatajjhā," the meaning is "up to the disposition"; it is said to be an assembly disciplined having known the disposition. The third is clear in itself.
4.
Commentary on the Arising Discourse
137. In the fourth, "the principle of the causal relationship of phenomena" means the stability of intrinsic nature. "The cosmic law of phenomena" means the fixed order of intrinsic nature. "All activities" means activities of the four planes. "Impermanent" means impermanent in the sense of non-existence after having been. "Suffering" means suffering in the sense of constant oppression. "Non-self" means non-self in the sense of being beyond control. Thus in this discourse, the three characteristics have been spoken of in combination.
5.
Commentary on the Hair Blanket Discourse
138. In the fifth, "of woven cloths" is the genitive case used in the reflexive sense; the meaning is cloths woven with threads. "Hair blanket" means a blanket woven of human hair. "Of the doctrines of various ascetics and brahmins" - this too is the genitive case used in the reflexive sense. "The worst" means the last, the lowest. "Foolish man" means a hollow man. "Obstructs" means prevents. "A trap set up" means one should lay a fish-trap. The sixth and seventh are of manifest meaning only.
8.
Commentary on the Inferior Horse Discourse
141. In the eighth, "inferior horse" means a young horse. "This I say is his speed" means this I say is his speed of knowledge. "This I say is his beauty" means this I say is his beauty of virtues. "This is his height and girth" means this I say is his state of loftiness and state of completeness.
9.
Commentary on the Assaparassa Discourse
142. In the ninth, "thoroughbred horse" means a thoroughbred among horses. "Thoroughbred person" means a thoroughbred among persons; the meaning is a person among persons. In this discourse, three paths and fruits have been spoken of. Therein, this one should be understood as endowed with the speed of knowledge through the three paths.
10.
Commentary on the Thoroughbred Horse Discourse
143. In the tenth, "good" means of good quality. "Thoroughbred horse" means a horse that knows what has a reason and what has no reason. In the case of thoroughbred persons too, the same method applies. In this discourse, the fruition of arahantship is spoken of. Therein, this one should be understood as endowed with the speed of knowledge through the path of arahantship.
11.
Commentary on the First Peacock Feeding Ground Discourse
144. In the eleventh, "of absolute goal" means one whose goal has gone beyond the end, one whose goal is unshakable, one whose goal is everlasting - this is the meaning. The remainder is similar.
12.
Commentary on the Second Peacock Feeding Ground Discourse
145. In the twelfth, "with the wonder of supernormal power" means with the wonder of succeeding. "With the wonder of mind-reading" means with the wonder of talk and repeated talk, having pointed out and having cited.
13.
Commentary on the Third Peacock Feeding Ground Discourse
146. In the thirteenth, "with right view" means with right view for the purpose of fruition attainment. "With right knowledge" means with fruition knowledge. "With right liberation" means with the remaining qualities of fruition attainment. In these three discourses also, only one who has eliminated the mental corruptions is spoken of.
The Chapter on Warriors is fourth.