Origin of the Shakya Race. 31 
with straw, husk, and chaff, and when cut down, grew not 
again. 
Then those animal — assembled together, and reflected 
on their former state thu 
Shes-dan-tak ! (SSBF RAT, etc.) See leaves 168, 169. 
[ Here follows a repetition of the above described stories respecting 
the several changes that took place in the state of the animal 
beings. How perfect cc were formerly, and how degenerate 
they are now 
Afterwards, being —— together, some of them said, 
‘‘We must mete out the land an assign the ‘boundary of each 
property : saying, This i is thine, and this is mine. Acco ing: 
Gautamas ! This is the first time in the world that men 
commenced to erect land-marks. This also was a natural con- 
sequence. 
It happened afterwards, that an animal being, who had _ his 
ot being 
given Pen they said thus to him, ‘‘ Ob animal being! thou 
having thine own sdlu, why takest thou that of another, without 
being given thee ?’’ They se seized him and dragged him on this 
and on that side, and took him into the congregation, and then 
epneved him thus, ‘‘ Sirs! this animal being, having his own 
sdlu, has taken away three times that of another without its its 
being given unto 
Then those animal beings said to this, thus, ‘‘ Oh! animal 
being, thou having thy own sdlu, psa takest thou that of another 
which he had not given thee ? Oh! mal being ; go now away. 
henceforth do not act in this manner.’ en that animal 
being thus said to the others, ‘‘ cone tie beings! This animal 
being having ae me on this side and on that side, on account 
of the sdlu, taking me into the congregation, has ‘also abused 
me (with his language).’’ Then those animal beings thus said to 
that animal, ‘‘ Ha! animal being! after having dragged this 
animal hither and thither on account of the sdlu, si having 
bro care oy into the congregation too, why hast t ~ s 
him? rs animal being, go thou now thy way, re: do not 
thus 
Then those animal beings reflected with themselves thus, 
Intelligent beings ! On account of sdlw, one is dragged hither 
and thither, and is rebuked also in the congregation. But we 
should meet, and from among us we should elect one (who is 
of a better complexion, handsomer countenance, more beautiful, 
more fortunate, and more renowned) for the master and pro- 
prietor of all our fields or lands. 
