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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 addressed him, saying, ** A 

 " long period of time has elapsed since I have seen 

 lf the T'hacur; but now since I have the happiness 

 <c to meet him, I beg to present him an offering, con- 

 « c sisting of these bundles of grass." Sacya accord- 

 ingly accepted of 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 Indra descended, with a large fan in 

 his hand, and Naga, the Raja of serpents, with shoes 

 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 Asurs with his forces arrived, riding on 

 an elephant, to give battle to Sacya ; upon which 

 Brahn/a, Jndra, and the other deities deserted him 

 and vanished. Sacya, observing that he was left 

 alone, invoked the assistance of the earth ; who, at- 

 tending at his summons, brought an inundation over 

 all the ground, whereby the Asur 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 Bud- 

 dha Avatar. The scriptures confer powers of know- 

 ledge and retrospection, the ability of accomplishing 

 the impulses of the heart, and of carrying into effecc 

 the words of the mouth. Sacya resided here, without 

 breaking his fast, twenty-one days, and then returned 

 to his own country, where he presides over Rajas,. 

 governing them with care and equity. 



