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Afoka arranges a Boat-service to 

 bring the Monk. 



" A9oka thinking that tlie 

 Sthavira Upagupta will come 

 by water, established boats all 

 the way between Mathura and 

 Pataliputra," p. 338. 



Acceptance of Invitation. 



" Then Upagupta to show his 

 benevolence to king A^oka ena- 

 bai'king... arrived at the town 

 of Pataliputra," p. 338. 



Agoka advances to meet him. 



" The king advanced to meet 

 the Sthavira Upagupta," p. 339. 



Apoka himself carries the Sage 

 ashore. 



" (A9oka) descending from his 

 elephant, he walked across the 

 river-bank and fixing one foot 

 on the bank, he placed the other 

 on board the boat and taking in 

 his arms the Sthavira Upagupta 

 he transported him to the 

 ground," p. 339. 



Conducts him to the Palace. 



" The king having then intro- 

 duced in great pomp the Sthavira 

 Upagupta into his royal abode," 

 p. 340. 



Massages (?) his limbs and seats him. 



" He (A9oka) took him between 



his arms and seated him on the 



seat which he had fixed. The 



message : ' Lord ! vouchsafe to ex- 

 tend thy aid to restore me to the 

 faith — the Thero will come,'" 

 p. 40. 



" He (Afoka) thus instructed : 

 ' The Thero on account of his 

 great age will not be disposed to 

 mount a conveyance, do ye there- 

 fore transport the Thero in a vessel 

 by the river,' " p. 40. 



"He (Moggaliputto Tisso) in 

 the very act of hearing the 

 message rose. They conveyed the 

 Thero in a vessel," p. 40. 



" The king went out to meet 

 him," p. 40. 



"The monarch (proceeding) till 

 the water reached his knees, with 

 the profoundest respect offered the 

 support of his right shoulder to 

 the disembarking Thero. The 



benevolent Thero accepting the 



proferred right arm of the 

 sovereign, disembarked from the 

 vessel," p. 41. 



" The king conducting the Thero 

 to the pleasure-garden Eati- 

 vaddhana," p. 41. 



" Bathing his feet and anointing 

 them (Ayoka) caused him to be 

 seated," p. 41. 



