30 Origin of the Shakya Race. 
time by living on that food, until the same cause led to its 
appearance. 
Gautamas ! After the sugar-cane plantation had vanished 
there came forth clean and pure sd/u (rice), without being ploughe 
or sown, having no straw, no husk, no chaff ; if cut in the evenin 
it ripened again till the next morning (or there was every even 
morning ready a fresh crop). The animal beings passed 
long time living on sdlu. 
From the use of that fruit there arose the distinction ¢ 
é requir rning. en 
being reflected with himself thus : ‘Ah, well then! 
take sdlu for 2, 3, nay for 7 days, at once.” H 
had been taken thus by anticipation 
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