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monk, declined. Then King Pasenadi sent word to the Teacher, say- 

 ing, " Mallika and Vasabhakhattiya of the Royal Household desire to 

 hear the Law." The Teacher deputed Ananda to preach the Law in 

 the palace. Somewhat later Ananda reported to the Teacher that 

 Vasabhakhattiya, unlike Mallika, had made little progress ; where- 

 upon the Teacher, contrasting their attitudes, pronounced Stanzas 

 51-52, establishing many in the Fruits. (380-384) 



Book IV. Story 8. Visakha. 



ILLUSTRATING STANZA 10 = 53. 



Visakha was the daughter of Dhanaiijaya, a treasurer of the city of 

 Ehaddiya in the kingdom of Bengal. Dhanafijaya's father, Mendaka, 

 was one of five persons of limitless wealth living in Bimbisara's terri- 

 tory. Now King Bimbisara was a connection by marriage of King 

 Pasenadi Kosala, and one day received a request from the latter to 

 move one of the families of limitless wealth to the kingdom of Kosala. 

 Since this was too great an undertaking, Bimbisara did the next best 

 thing, and sent Dhanaiijaya. So Dhanaiijaya, accompanied by his fam- 

 ily and following, removed to the kingdom of Kosala, and settled in a 

 place called Saketa, seven leagues from Savatthi. By this time Visakha, 

 who was established in the Fruit of Conversion at the early age of seven, 

 had grown to womanhood. (384-7) 



At this time there was living in the neighboring city of Savatthi a 

 young man named Punnavaddhana, son of the treasurer Migara, who 

 had agreed to marry a girl possessed of the Five Beauties, if such could 

 be found. Eight Brahmans devoted themselves to the task of finding 

 him a wife, and one day noticing Visakha, and discovering that she was 

 possessed of the Five Beauties, they went to her father, Dhanafijaya, 

 and asked him to give her in marriage to their master, Punnavaddhana. 

 Dhanafijaya consented, and the Brahmans hastened to iuform Migara. 

 Thereupon Migara the treasurer and King Pasenadi Kosala, accompa- 

 nied by their retinues, paid a visit to the treasurer Dhanafijaya. In 

 the meantime Dhanafijaya caused a magnificent trousseau to be made 

 for his daughter, and provided her with a splendid dowry. (387-397) 



When it was time for Visakha to go, her father enjoined upon her 

 the observance of Ten Injunctions, which were as follows : The in-door 

 fire is not to be carried outside ; the out-door fire is not to be carried 

 inside ; give only to him that gives ; give not to him that gives not ; 

 give both to him that gives, and to him that gives not ; sit happily ; 

 eat happily ; sleep happily ; tend the fire ; honor the household divin- 

 ities. Migara happened to be sitting in the next room, and overheard 



