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they had an intellectual body), having all their members and limbs en- 
tire; they had a fine colour, and they were shining by themselves ; they 
walked in the air or heaven, and fed on pleasures only ; they lived for 
a long period. 
There was at that time in the world no sun, no moon, no stars, no 
distinction of time, no moment, no minute, no night and day, no 
month and year. No distinction into male and female sex. They 
were called all by this one name, Animal (NAN BS Sems-chan.) 
Afterwards an animal being, of a covetous nature, tasted with his 
finger’s top of the earthly essence (Sahi-b,chud NQ'Q 35) , and the 
more he tasted the more he liked it, and the more he liked the more 
he ate thereof, till by little and little he ate amouthful. Other animal 
beings having observed him, they likewise did the same. 
When those animal beings had eaten, successively, each a mouthful, 
then entered into their bodies solidity and heaviness. The brightness 
of their colour vanished, and then arose darknessin the world. Gay- 
tamas ! After there had morally arisen darkness in the world, the sun 
and moon appeared, and so the stars also, and the distinction of time 
into moment, minute, night and day, month and year, began. They 
passed thus a long time, living on that essential food. They that 
had eaten but little of that food were possessed of a fine complexion 
or colour, they that had eaten much became of a badcolour. And so 
from the measure of food, there arose among them two species of colour. 
«*Ha! Animal being! I have agood colour, thou hast a bad colour ;”— 
thus spoke contemptuously one animal being to another. On account 
of the sin of such proud talk with respect to colour, that earthly es- 
sence disappeared. 
Gautamas! The earthly essence having disappeared, the animal 
beings, gathered together, uttered many lamentations, and recollecting 
what a fine flavour it had, regretted much the loss of that substance. 
Gautamas ! After the earthly essence of the animal beings had va- 
nished, there arose from the earth a fatty substance of a fine colour 
and taste. They lived for a long time by eating of that substance. 
They that ate but little of that food were possessed of a good 
complexion or colour; they that ate much became of a bad co- 
lour. And thus from the measure observed in eating, there arose 
among them two species of colour. ‘‘ Ha! Animal being! I have a 
good colour, thou hast a bad colour ;” thus contemptuously addressed 
one animal being to another animal being. On account of the sin of 
pride, again, the fat of the earth disappeared. 
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