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11 Among mankind, whoever would be an illustrious Khaltiyo he must be 

 scrupulous in regard to the purity of his lineage ; and he who is endowed with 

 the attributes requisite for the pilgrimage of holiness, is supreme among dewi 

 and men." 



"Descendants of Wa'settho ! by the brahman Sanankuma'ro, this very 

 gathd has been most unquestionably sang, it has been advisedly rehearsed, fully 

 intending what it expressed, not undesignedly. This is known to myself. 



" Descendants of Wa'settho ! I also assert the same thing. 



"Thus spoke Bhagawa'. The delighted Wa'settho and BharaudwA'Jo were 

 exceedingly gratified at the discourse of Bhagawa'. 



" The conclusion of the Aggannasuttan being the fourth (of the Pdtikawaggo.)" 

 I now revert to the Dhammappakdsani Atyhakathd, on the 

 PaHsambhidan. 



" From the gathering of the mighty cloud which precedes the destruction of the 

 kappo to the extinction of the flame, forms one Asankheyyan, called the Sanwatto 

 (destruction.) 



" From the extinction of the fire that destroyed the kappo to the deluge that 

 submerged the hundred thousand kdtiyo of Chakkawaldni, is the second Asankheyyan, 

 called the Sanwattatthdhi (continuance of destruction). 



" From the great deluge to the appearance of the sun and moon is the third 

 Asankheyyan, called the Wiwatto (creation). 



" From the appearance of the sun and moon until the gathering of the mighty 

 cloud that is to destroy the kappo again is the fourth Asankheyyan, called the 

 Wiwat aithdhi, (the continuance of the creation.) 



" These Asankheyyani constitute one mahd-kappo, and be it understood that such 

 is the destruction by fire, and reproduction. 



" At any period when the kappo perishes by water, it is said, as explained in the 

 former instance in detail, ' that a mighty destroying cloud having gathered, &c.' 

 this much however is different. 



"In lieu of the two suns (that appear) in that (destruction) a mighty torrent 

 descends, producing a merciless deluge, destructive of the kappo. Commencing 

 with a slight drift, by degrees the deluge descends in large streams, submerging a 

 hundred thousand kotiyo of Chakkawaldni. The earth, together with its mountains 

 &c. melt away, wherever it is rained upon by this fierce deluge. 



" That body of water is pent up on all sides, by the power of the wind (and 

 prevented spreading to the other Chakkawaldni) . From the earth to the regions of 

 the second jhdnan the flood extends. Thereby three BrahmaUkd being destroyed, 

 it ceases to rise, on reaching the Subhahinno-brahmaldko. As long as the most tri- 

 fling perishable thing is left, so long is there no intermission to the rise of the flood. 

 But when every perishable thing destined to be overwhelmed in water has been 

 destroyed, instantly (the flood) subsides, and is entirely dissipated. The vacuum 

 below meeting the vacuum above (by the intermediate Chakkawaldni, having been 

 dissipated by the flood) one universal darkness is produced. All the rest has been 

 described (in the destruction by fire). In this place, therefore, it need only be, in 

 general terms, mentioned, that the world is recreated, commencing with the 

 Abhassaro-brahmaloko ; and that after death in the Subhakinno-brahmaloko, living 

 creatures are born again in the Abhassaro-brahmaloko, and other regions. 



"Among such people, those are superior kshatris, who follow (the conduct of) 

 their ancestry : but he, who is perfected in wisdom's path, is most excellent among 

 gods and men. — Ed. 



