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science. As regards strength and dexterity, he was superior to 

 Lha shy in (Devadatta) and all other illustrious men, and was 

 called [Thubpa], (the mighty one). Then the son was asked 

 to marry a lady, and the youth replied : 



(Verses). 



Fo1 - 9a - c ' My highest wisdom is the understanding of desire ; 



[Desire] is the root of strife, anger, suffering, and misery ; 

 It is like the poisonous leaf of the J aJigs byed tree (Bha- 



yankara) . 

 It is like fire and like the edge of the sword." 



In this way, he enumerated many sins of the household 

 and added : c ' But, if I could find a girl like this, I should marry 

 her !" Thus saying, he wrote down in a letter the qualities of a 

 woman, gave it [to the king], and the king had several [copies] 

 published and gave the following directions : 



(Verses). 



; ' Who among the daughters of kings and Brahmans, 

 Of the nobility and of citizens , 

 Has the qualities [enumerated] here, 

 That girl must be found ! 

 She will be the proper bride 

 Of my flesh and blood (son and kind). 

 In such beautiful qualities and virtue 

 His heart will rejoice !" 



Such a letter he gave to a Brahman with respectful greetings , 



and the Brahman went to all countries to search [for a bride]. 



Fol. 96. In course of time, he found Sa thsoma (Gopa). He smiled 



[saying] : t; Now I have found [all] the qualities [combined] !" 

 He told the king, and the king said : c ' I do not believe that this 

 woman is capable of telling great lies. Assemble all the girls 

 [here] on the seventh day ! Give the youth all the riches (house- 

 hold utensils ?) he wants to have !" Thus he said, and all the 



girls came. When 



What 



thsoma arrived and smiled. She asked : 



utensils before them all \ ' ' Then the youth smiled and gave 

 her rings to the value of 100,000 ounces. 



The youth married Sa thsoma. Then he married also Grogs 



'adzinma together with 10,04,000 ladies. When he was 29 year> 



10a. old, Grogs 'adzinma became with child. In that very same 



year he saw the unbearable misery of birth, old age, [illnese 

 and death, and became a mendicant. 



Then, when he was 35 years old, on the 15th of the month 



