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servant to leave him and carry away his horse, he laid aside his 

 armour. 



" When the world was created, there appeared five flowers, 

 which Brahma deposited in a place of safety : three of them were 

 afterwards delivered to the three Thacurs, and one was presented 

 to Sacya, who discovered that it contained some pieces of wearing- 

 apparel, in which he clothed himself, and adopted the manners and 

 life of a mendicant. A traveller one day passed by him with eight 

 bundles of grass on his shoulders, and, addressing him, said, ' A 

 long period of time has elapsed since I have seen the Thacur ; but 

 now, since I have the happiness to meet him, I beg to present him 

 an offering consisting of these bundles of grass/ Sacya accordingly 

 accepted the grass, and reposed on it. At that time there suddenly 

 appeared a golden temple, containing a chair of wrought gold, and 

 the height of the temple was thirty cubits, upon which Brahma 

 alighted, and held a canopy over the head of Sacya : at the same 

 time Eendra descended with a large fan in his hand, and Naga, the 

 rajah of serpents, with sandals in his hand, together with the four 

 tutelar deities of the four corners of the universe ; who all attended to 

 do him service and reverence. At this time, likewise, the chief of 

 Assoors, with his forces, arrived, riding on an elephant, to give battle 

 to Sacya, upon which Brahma, Eendra, and the other deities, de- 

 serted him and vanished. Sacya, observing that he Avas left alone, 

 invoked the assistance of the Earth ; who, attending at his summons, 

 brought an inundation over all the ground, whereby the Assoor and 

 his forces were vanquished, and compelled to retire. 



" At this time five holy scriptures descended from above, and 

 Sacya was dignified with the title of Buddha-Avatar. The scriptures 

 confer powers of knowledge and retrospection, the ability of accom- 

 plishing the impulses of the heart, and of carrying into effect the 

 words of the mouth. Sacya resided here, without breaking his fast, 



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