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the action of a breeze. The ocean rose under the vibration of this earthquake : 

 rivers flowed back towards their sources : peaks of lofty mountains, against which 

 countless trees had beat (for ages), crumbling rolled to the earth: a fierce storm 

 howled all around and the crashing concussion became terrific. The sun enveloped 

 itself in awful darkness, and a host of Kdwandd (headless spirits) filled the air. In 

 this mnnner was Ma'ro at the moment of his onset, attended by a host of the 

 apparirional spirits of ill omens who haunt the earth and the air, in various forms — 

 a frightful and dismaying exhibition. 



" The host of diwd on perceiving that he (Ma'ro) was designing to destroy the 

 dewo of dewd (hotlhisatto), surrounded by all the celestial beauties, shouted out 

 in tribulation ha ! ha ! The illustrious (Bodhisatto) indefatigable and fearless, 

 retained his position in the midst of the host of Ma'ro, as if he were a gurulo amidst 

 birds, and (he dauntless lion amidst animals. 



" Thereafter Ma'ro saying to himself, i terrifying Siddhatto, let me chase him 

 away,' and yet failing in his endeavours to repulse him with the nine descriptions of 

 rains, viz., with the rain "of storms, the rain of weapons, the rain of stones, and 

 subsequently with the rain of fire, of burning ashes, of sand, of mud and of darkness 

 and with the ordinary rains, furious with rage, he thus addressed his host : * Fel- 

 lows ! why are ye standing still ; make this Siddha'tto an Asiddhdtto : seize 

 him, kill him, cut him up, bind him, release him not, drive him hence.' Having 

 given this order to this army, Ma'ro himself, mounting his charger, Girimikhalo , 

 and hurling his javelin approached the Bodhisatto and said, ' Siddha'tto, rise 

 from thy seat.' The retinue also of Ma'ro (attempted to) injure the great mortal. 

 The great mortal however, by the power of the merits of his Pdramitd, resulting 

 from his forbearance, his benevolence, his perseverance, and his wisdom, over- 

 coming the efforts of Ma'ro, as well as of his host ; and during the first ydma*, 

 in due course, attaining the Pubbenewasandnan gift (the gift of knowing the past), 

 during the middle ydma acquiring the Dibbachakhhun (divination), and at the dawn 

 of day arriving at the Pachchagdkdren&nan which are the attributes of all the 

 Buddha ; and realizing the (fourth or) Chatutthajjhanan, by means of the Andpdnan 

 (meditation or respiration), duly meditating on each part thereof, separately. And 

 glorifying the Wipassanan sanctificatiou (he had realized) he overcame the porter of 

 every evil passion, by pursuing in due course the Maggo which leads to the fourth 

 Maggo; and having thus attained in perfection the virtues (inherent in) all the 

 Buddha, he chanted forth the hymn, which is the established thanksgiving of all 

 the Buddha (on the achievement of Buddhohood). 



Anekajdti sansdra'i sandhdwissah anibbisah, 



Gahakdrakan gawisanto dukkhdjdti punappunan. 



Gahakdraka I ditthosi ; punagehan nd kdhasi : 



Sabba te pJidsakd bhaggd gahaktitan wisankhitan 



Wisankhdra-gatan chittan tanhdnan khayamajjagd. 

 " ' Performing my pilgrimage through the (sansdro) eternity of countless existences, 

 in sorrow have I unremittingly sought in vain, the artificer of the abode (of the 

 passions), i. e. the human frame. Now, O artificer ! thou art found. Henceforth no 

 receptacle of sin shalt thou form, thy frames (literally ribs) broken, thy ridge pole 

 shattered. The soul (or mind) emancipated from liability to regeneration (by 

 transmigration), has annihilated the dominion of the passions.' 



" Unto the Bhagawawho was still seated, after chanting this hymn of joy, this 

 reflection occurred. ' It is on account of (the accession to) this throne of glory 



* The night is divided into three ydma often hours each, each hour being equal 

 to 24 European minutes, a ydma is equal to four European hours. 



