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that I devoted myself to a pilgrimage of four asankheyydni and a hundred thousand 

 kappe. Let this be to me the throne of exertion as well as of joy. Unto me who 

 am seated here, all my aspirations have not yet been accomplished : let me not 

 therefore yet rise from hence.' He continued therefore seated there for seven days 

 realizing innumerable lakhs of kotiyo of samdpattiyo. 



" Thereupon certain of the ddwatd began to entertain a doubt (regarding him) ; and 

 said ' even unto this day most assuredly there is still something more to be accom- 

 plished by Siddha'tto : his passion for the throne appears insuperable.' 



" The satthd on perceiving this doubt of the dewatd ; for the purpose of dispelling 

 their scepticism, rising aloft into the air manifested a miracle of two opposite results. 

 Having by this manifestation dispelled the incredulity of the dewatd, descending a 

 little to the eastward of the north of the throne, he passed seven days more gazing 

 on the throne with (animisa) unclosed eyes ; — repeating, ' it was on this throne that 

 omniscience was achieved : it was on this spot that the fruits of the pilgrimages per- 

 formed through four asankheyydni and one lakh of years have been realized.' That 

 spot became known by the name of the Animisa-chetiyo. Then between the throne 

 and the spot where he stood, having caused a chankaman (a walk) to be produced, he 

 passed seven days more walking (to and fro) on that long Ratana- chankaman and that 

 spot became known as the Ratana chttiyo. During the fourth week the dewatd mi- 

 raculously called into existence a Ratanagharan (golden habitation) on a spot to the 

 north-west of the Bodhi tree. There seated on a throne he passed seven days, medi- 

 tating on the Abhidhammopiiako ; and that spot acquired the name of Ratanagharan 

 chttiyo. 



" In this manner having passed four weeks at the foot of the Bodhi tree in the fifth 

 week (departing) from the Bodhi tree he repaired to the shepherd's Nigrodho tree 

 (Ficus Indica). There also meditating on dhammo, he stationed himself enjoying 

 heavenly beatitude. Having tarried there for seven days, he repaired to the Macha- 

 lindo tree (stravadia). There for the purpose of being protected from a thunder- 

 storm, having been encircled seven times by Muchalindo the raja of serpents, as if 

 he were reposing in a dormitory remote from all disturbance, he enjoyed heavenly 

 beatitude. Having passed a week there, he repaired to the Rajayatand tree (Buchan- 

 ania latifolia). There also he tarried enjoying heavenly beatitude. Seven weeks 

 were thus passed. During that period Bhagawa' neither washed his face, per- 

 formed any corporeal function, nor partook of any food : he supported himself entirely 

 by his miraculous attributes. 



" Thereafter, after the termination of the seventh week, on the forty-ninth day, 

 having washed his face, and cleansed his teeth with the teeth cleansers made of the 

 ndgalatd creeper, and with the water brought from the Anotalto lake (in the Himd- 

 layan country) by Sakko, the king of diwd— the satthd continued to tarry there at 

 the foot of the Rajayatand tree. 



" During that interval, two traders, named Tapasso and Bhalliko, having been 

 impelled thereto by a dtwatd, to whom they were related, exerted themselves to 

 make a meal offering to the satthd; and taking with them some parched rice 

 and honey, and approaching the satthd, said ' Bhagawa' 1 out of compassion, 

 vouchsafe to accept this repast ;' and stood by him. As the refection dish which 

 had formerly been presented to him by the dtwd had vauished on the day in which 

 he first accepted the milk-rice which had been ofl'ered to him (by Sjya'ta' on the 

 day he attained Buddhohood) Bhagawa' thus meditated : ' The Tathdgatd are not 

 permitted to receive any thing with their hands ; into what vessel can I receive this 

 offering ?' 



" Thereupon on discovering that wish of the Bhagawa', from the four quarters, 

 the four kings (of the dewd) brought four refection dishes made of sapphires. Bha- 



