28 _ Origin of the Shakya Race. 
** Mongalyana, I am somewhat indisposed (I feel some pain i 
my back‘, and want repose; be you empowered by me to tell 
the priests (Gelongs) in an instructive manner the ancient nations 
descent of the Shdkyas.’’ He, nothing loth, assented. Swaky 
seeing that he obeyed his bidding, and having folded up his cloak 
and put it for a bolster or cushion, leaning on his right side, a 
laying his feet upon each other, with a clear knowledge, recollec- 
tion, and self-consciousness, composed himself to sleep. 
MONGatyaNa (with the prefixed title SRCBHEl, & 
Ayusmdn, long-lived ; Ayusman Méngalyana), in order to collect: 
his ideas on the subject, entered into a deep meditation, w 
he saw the whole story. Recovering from his ecstasy, he 
down on a carpet, spread on the ground, in the middle of | 
priests. Then he addressed the Shikyas of Capilavdstu, in 
following manner : 
** Gautamas ! (or descendants of Gaulama, a hoka bata 
When this world was destroyed, the animal beings ( a5) 
Sems-chan, Sanscrit Satwa) mostly were born again a 
the gods, in that division of the heaven which is 
that of «clear light? (S. Abhdswdra, Tib. ARs) 
f 
odour, and taste. The colour like that of fresh butter; 
taste like that of refined honey. Descendants of Gautama! 
was the beginning of this world. 
De: tem Some animal beings in Abhdswdra, having fiml 
their lives, were born again to taste of the condition of 
and came to this earth, 
from the mind (or they had mee all 
netnbers and (or they had an intellectual body), pee 
on pleasures only ; hey lived for a lon 
There was at that time in the world 
