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subsisting thereon, lived for ages, to an advanced period of life. Descendants of 

 Wa'setthoI, in the proportion in which they partook of this excrescence, feasting 

 and subsisting thereon, in that proportion unto those persons did a coarse skin 

 appear on their body ; and beauty and unsightliness of complexion became 

 discernible. Some people were of a good complexion, and some were of a bad 

 complexion." 



Then followed the same reproaches as in the former case ; and this 

 substance also on the surface of the earth, vanished. 



On the disappearance of this crust, the creeper (bearing a delicious 

 fruit) called the Baddalatd appears " like unto the stock of the lotus ;" 

 which also is lost under similar circumstances, and leads to similar 

 lamentations. The Suttan proceeds : 



" On the disappearance of the Baddalatd, the sili {hill rice) manifested itself on 

 a loose soil. It was free from pellicle and husk, of great fragrance, and possessing 

 the properties of rice ; which rice they were in the habit of bringing away every 

 evening, for their evening meal : and in the morning, being again renewed in full 

 bearing, they brought it away for their early meal ; but by the evening it was 

 again renewed, in full bearing indicating no diminution." 



Then follow the same excesses, the same reproaches and the same 

 consequences, as in the three preceding instances. After noticing that 

 they again became sensible of the difference of complexion, Buddho 

 proceeds in his revelation as follows : 



" To the portion of mankind who had been females (before the destruction of the 

 world) the attribute of the female sex was manifested, and to the male the 

 male attribute. For a while the female gazed longingly at the male, and the male 

 at the female. Unto them, from thus gazing at each other, for a while, sexual 

 desire was produced ; and in their body the flame of passion arose. Under the 

 impulse of that burning passion, they indulged in sexual intercourse. 



'* Descendants of Wa'settho ! these persons, certain individuals (still free 

 from vice) noticed ; and calling out ' Oh the impurity of impure persons !' • What 

 is this ?' ' Can one person act so towards another ?' some of them pelted them 

 with earth, and others with ashes and cattle dung. 



" Descendants of Wa'settho ! that which was considered an improper proceeding 

 (adhammasammatan) is now reognized to be a proper proceeding (dhammasammatan) . 

 At that period persons who indulged in sexual intercourse were not permitted for 

 one or two months thereafter, to intermix in a small or great community. 



44 Descendants of Wa'settho ! when those who had been addicted to that 

 improper proceeding, had indulged for a while thereon ; thereafter they began to 

 build houses, in order that they might conceal that improper proceeding. 



"Thereafter, descendants of Wa'setthoI unto a certain indolent person this 

 thought occurred. ' Why should I give myself the pains of bringing the sdli rice, 

 in the evening for the evening meal, and in the morning for the morning meal : 

 most assuredly when I bring it once it would do for the morning also.' Thereupon, 

 descendants of Wa'settho 1 this individual brought away the sdli at once, for 

 both the morning and the evening. 



"Another individual then going to him said, ' My good fellow, come, let us 

 fetch our sali.' ' Begone (said the other) , I have brought sdli enough for both the 

 morning and the evening.' From his having seen the proceeding of this individual, 

 bringing his sdli at once for the morning and the evening, relinquishing the 

 practice of bringing each meal, he suid, « Friend ! that ii most excellent,' " 

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