526 ON MOUNT CAUCASUS. 



" Here, says he, I shall soon obtain the end of my 

 ** Tapasya. Jine'swara, the god of gods, was 

 *' pleased ; he granted his boon : Jine'swara, who 

 *' is Bhagavan, for the good of mankind, granted 

 ** his boon : from day a (mercy) comes ardra (soft- 

 ** ness of heart :) to do good to all men you were 

 *' born ! Before this he was famed ' as a good 

 *' man ; but when he had obtained his boon !* As 

 *^ he lived in an uninhabited forest, pilgrims 

 *^ suffered much : through the efficacy of his Ta- 

 ** pasya, he built a town, which he called Vdme- 

 ** yan : it was vdmd (beautiful), hence it was call- 

 '* ed Vdmeyan. Wood, grain, and grass, were ii^ 

 " plenty. He placed beautiful flags on all the gates 

 *' and posterns. He made also beautiful (chetzvara) 

 " squares, where grain and wealth were displayed. 

 *' He called in the four great tribes : gold and jewels 

 " abounded in their houses. In one house were of- 

 " ten seen an hundred women, shining with gold and 

 " precious stones : here the drum beat : there they 

 " danced : everybody was pleased. From the noise 

 " in every street, in every house, it seemed as if the 

 *' whole town spoke. In every house there were 

 " constantly feasts and rejoicings: it was like the 

 " town of the gods. Shama instructed them all in 

 ** their respective duties. In this city men and wo- 

 *' men follow the religion of Buddha, and nobody 

 *' says there, why do you worship Buddha ? Shama 

 " having thus obtained the object of his wishes, 

 " withdrew to an adjacent hill, where he erected a 

 *' beautiful and strong building for his residence. He 

 " kept his internal indris, or senses, under subjec- 

 " tion -J hence he was called Shama. He is con- 

 " stantly performing the Yoga : upon a hill fit for 

 " such performance, he seated himself : there re- 

 "sides the chief of the forms of Buddha." This hill 

 " is now called GImlgJmleh. 



* So it is in the original : but it is understood, that, after he had ob- 

 tained his boon, he was considered as a superior being, 



" There 



