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because they said: “We will not perform the ceremony of 
Uposatha with the heretics.” This gave rise to enquiry anda 
detailed examination of the whole ane by Asoka, with the 
assistance of Tissa, son of Mo oggali. 
The “white garments” mentioned above also occur in 
Bigandet’s account si Buddhaghosa (“setakani vatthani”), 
The Dipavamsa and serpin aa do not mention this precise fact, 
but the Dipavamsa has, p. 
he eyyasamvasabhik dha naseti linganasanam, 
which Dr. Oldenberg translates : (the king-—raja in the preceding 
e Pounhas” (Bigandet). These seem to be the “ odatani 
ain ” of the edict. The assembly was also held at Patali- 
putra, which the “ Pata,” of the inscription may be said to 
represent. And a further coincidence would be furnished by Mr. 
Venis’s age “bhakhati,” which would give excellent sense, 
edict (and its equivalents at Allahabad and Sanchi ?) om Uposatha 
days in order to be inspired with confidence. The religion of the 

1 Monier- Williams’ Skt. Dict., p. 1260. Steyasamvasika: One who has 
stolen into any dwelling in the ped oe character of a monk, Buddh. The 
Pali ee ae occurs often in Vinaya texts, for the best illustration 
aha 
see M avagga I, ed., Oldenberg. The punishment for such an offence 
is expulsion, ‘ sdiitbion! ”? ace cars ri to the Buddha. Compare Mahavagga 
II, 36: na theyyasamyasakassa ..... nisinnaparisaya patimokkham 
uddisitabbam. Yo uddiseyya, patti nomen rs 
Dipavamsa p. 52, ed. Old een 
Nikkhante duti iye v: assani —— 
na bhedo ajayatha sheavavadanans 
peer Paerten heer patimokkho nates coh ‘iii, 
Karapento patimokkham amacco ariyanam aghatayi. 
3 Itis possible that the first edict for the clergy referred to in the 
Sarnath inscription was actually set -” near the Asokarama at Pataliputra 
at the “ samsalanasi,” or the place of meeting of th 
texts. 
ea a ea eo 
