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" like the sun sliining the light 

 of knowledge over the ruiued 

 universe," p. 339. 



nis hermitage. 



He sojourned " in compassion 

 for the world" (p. 338) "on 

 the mountain Urumunda " near 

 Mathura, ' the first of all spots 

 favourable for mental calm,' " 

 p. 337. 



Epoch of his visit to Agolca. 



This event is placed after 

 Anoka's conversion, p. 339. 



Circumstances ^^nc^er which invited. 

 " The King A9oka proceeded to 

 the Kukkuta monastery at (Pata- 

 liputra) and there taking the 

 place of honour, said with hands 

 joined in respect : ' Is there any 

 otlier person &c., &c. ? ' Then 

 Ya9as the Sthavira of the assem- 

 bly replied thus : ' Yes, great 

 King ! there exists one... the son 

 of Gupta.. .Upagupta,' " p. 336. 



Mode of invitation — Agoka alters 

 this on advice of his ministers. 

 " The king having been in- 

 formed convoked a crowd of his 

 ministers and said,..' I will my- 

 self go to see the Sthavira'... 

 But the ministers replied, ' Sir ! 

 it is (only) necessary to send a 

 messenger... the sage. ..will cer- 

 tainly come himself,' " p. 338. 



ultimately he was elevated to a 

 Thero ..and became as celebrated 

 as the sun and moon," p. 32. 



" He sojourned for seven years 

 in solitude in pious meditation at 

 the 'Ahoganga' mountain (beyond 

 the Ganges) towards the source of 

 the river," p. 39. 



This event is placed after 

 Anoka's conversion, pp. 26, 34, 35. 



" The great king Dhammasoko 

 ...repairing to the chief (Buddhist) 

 temple (of Pataliputra)*.. enquired 

 of the priesthood — 'Is there or is 

 there not any priest of sufficient 

 authority who alleviating my 

 doubts can restore me the comforts 

 of Religion ? ' The priesthood re- 

 plied to the sovereign : ' warrior 

 king ! the Thero Tisso, the son of 

 Moggali, is such a person,' " p. 40. 



" On that very day in order that 

 the Thex^o might be brought on 

 his invitation, he (Agoka) des- 

 patched four Theras each attended 

 by one thou.sand priests, &c. ..." 

 But the saiut refuses to come and 

 so again when double the number 

 are sent, then " The king enquired 

 ' what can the cause be that the 

 ' Thero does not come.' " The priests 

 informed him, thus: — 'Illustrious 

 monarch ! on sending him this 



The Mahavamsa, p. 39, says this temple was the Asokarama. 



