388 Origin of the Shakya race. [Aue. 
Gautumas ! The fatty substance of the earth having disappeared, 
the animal beings gathering together, uttered lamentations; and recol- 
lecting what a fine flavour it had, they regretted much its loss: but 
they could not tell in words their sentiments. 
Gautamas ! After the greasy substance of the earth had vanished, 
there arose a sugar-cane plantation, of a fine colour, odour, and taste. 
The animal beings. passed afterwards a long time by living on_ that 
food, until the same cause led to its disappearance. 
Gautamas! After the sugar-cane plantation had vanished, there 
came forth clean and pure salu (rice), without being ploughed or sown, 
having no straw, no husk, no chaff; if cnt in the evening it ripened 
again till the next morning (or there was every evening and morning 
ready a fresh crop). The animal beings passed a long time living 
on salu. 
From the use of that fruit there arose the distinction of sexes. 
Some of the animal beings became males, and some females. The 
different sexes regarded each other with fixed eyes. The more they 
regarded each other, the more they became affectionate and desired 
each other. Being observed by others, they were reproached by 
them for their actions, and hated. They threw on them stones, 
clods, &c. (in the same manner as now they use at the cele- 
bration of nuptials, to cast or sprinkle on the bride scented 
powder, perfume, chaplets, clothes, and parched rice, saying, May you 
be happy !) and reproved them much. The others, in their turn, replied, 
**Why do you thus abuse us now, is there no other proper time for 
telling us these things ?”’ | 
Gautamas ! Thus what anciently was regarded as an immoral action, 
is now taken for a virtue. They restrained themselves for a time (for 
2, 3, or 7 days) from satisfying their lust. But afterwards not being’ 
able to contain themselves, they commenced to make some covert, or 
hiding place, whither they might retire from the sight of others to 
satisfy their lust; saying repeatedly, We will practise here what is 
not to be done elsewhere, and uttering, Khyim, khyim ; covert, covert, 
or house, house. 
Gautamas! This is the first beginning of building houses. 
They used to gather in the evening the sa/u that was required for 
the evening repast, and in the morning that which they wanted in the 
morning. Afterwards it happened once that a certain animal being 
having gathered sdiu in the evening for the next morning also, when 
he was called on by another animal being to go and gather sdlu, he said 
to him, O animal being, take heed to thine own sdlu, I have brought 
