On a certain occasion the householder Upali, contrasting the teachings of the Buddha with those of the Jains, spoke as follows:

"In former times there was a certain Brahman, and he was decrepit, grown old, aged, and he had a young woman to wife, and she was pregnant, about to give birth to a child. And that young woman said this to that Brahman: 'Go you, Brahman, buy a young monkey in the shop and fetch him hither, that he may be a little playmate for my little boy.' Hearing these words, that Brahman said this to that young woman: 'Just wait, wife, until you give birth to your child. If, wife, you give birth to a boy, I will buy a young male monkey in the shop and fetch him hither, that he may be a little boy-playmate for your little boy. On the other hand, wife, if you give birth to a girl, I will buy a young female monkey in the shop and fetch her hither, that she may be a little girl-playmate for your little girl.'

"Twice and thrice that young woman said this to that Brahman, and twice and thrice that Brahman made the same reply.

"But that Brahman was deeply attached to that young woman, deeply in love with her. Accordingly he bought a young male monkey in the shop, carried him home, and said this to that young woman: 'Here, wife, is a young male monkey I bought in the shop and brought home to you, that he may be a little boy-playmate for your little boy.' Hearing these words, that young woman said this to that Brahman: 'Go you, Brahman, take this young male monkey and go to Redhand the dyer, and having gone, say this to Redhand the dyer: "I desire, Master Redhand, to have this young male monkey colored and dyed with yellow dye, beaten up and beaten down, rubbed dry on both sides."'

"Now that Brahman was deeply attached to that young woman, deeply in love with her. Accordingly he took that young male monkey and went to Redhand the dyer, and having gone, said this to Redhand the dyer: 'I desire, Master Redhand, to have this young male monkey colored and dyed with yellow dye, beaten up and beaten down, rubbed dry on both sides.' Hearing these words, Redhand the dyer said this to that Brahman: 'As for this young male monkey of yours, revered sir, he will of course stand dyeing, but he won't stand beating and rubbing!'

"Precisely so," said Upali, "the doctrine of the foolish Jains will stand dyeing, for it is a doctrine of foolish folk,--not of wise men,--but it will not stand working or rubbing.

"Now after a time that Brahman took a new pair of cloths and went to Redhand the dyer, and having gone, said this to Redhand the dyer: 'I desire, Master Redhand, to have this new pair of cloths colored and dyed with yellow dye, beaten up and beaten down, rubbed dry on both sides.' Hearing these words, Redhand the dyer said this to that Brahman: 'As for this new pair of cloths of yours, revered sir, they will stand not only dyeing but also beating and rubbing.'

"Precisely so," concluded Upali, "the Doctrine of that Exalted One, the All-Holy, the Supremely Enlightened, the Buddha, will stand dyeing, for it is a doctrine of wise men,--not of foolish folk,--and it will also stand working and rubbing."