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to life in the rajah's palace : he flew through the air to the rajah's 

 residence, where, sitting on a throne, he said, ' I have repaired 

 hither for the purpose of visiting the child.' Buddha was accord- 

 ingly brought into his presence : the Muni observed two feet fixed 

 on his head, and, divining something both of good and bad im- 

 port, began to weep and to laugh alternately. The rajah then 

 questioned him with regard to his present impulse, to whom he 

 answered, ' I must not reside in the same place with Buddha, when 

 he shall arrive at the rank of Avatar : this is the cause of my pre- 

 sent affliction, but I am even now affected with gladness by his 

 presence, as I am hereby absolved from all my transgressions.' 

 The Muni then departed ; and, after five days had elapsed, he 

 assembled four Pandits for the purpose of calculating the destiny 

 of the child ; three of whom divined, that, as he had marks on his 

 hands resembling a wheel, he would at length become a Rajah 

 Chacraverti ; another divined, that he would arrive at the dignity 

 of Avatar. 



" The boy was now named Sacya, and nothing important oc- 

 , curred till he had attained the age of sixteen years ; at which period 

 it happened, that the Rajah Chuhidan had a daughter named 

 Vasutara, whom he had engaged not to give in marriage to any 

 one till such time as a suitor should be found who could brace a 

 certain bow in his possession, which hitherto many rajahs had at- 

 tempted to accomplish without effect. Sacya now succeeded in 

 the attempt, and, accordingly obtained the rajah's daughter in 

 marriage, with whom he repaired to his own royal residence. 



" One day, as certain mysteries were revealed to him, he formed 

 the design of relinquishing his dominion ; at which time a son was 

 born in his house, whose name was Raghu. Sacya then left his 

 palace with only one attendant and a horse, and, having crossed 

 the river Ganga, arrived at Balucali, where, having directed his 



