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" Bhikkhus, I am now addressing you (for the last time) : transitory things are 

 perishable, without procrastination, qualify yourselves (for nibb&nan). At no distant 

 period unto Tatha'gato parinibbanan will be vouchsafed. Within three months 

 from this day, by death Tatha'gato will realize nibbdnan. 



' *' Thus spoke Bhagawa', and having so delivered himself, the divine teacher of 

 happy advent again spoke saying: My age has attained the fullest maturity: the 

 remnant of my existence is short : I shall depart, separating (myself) from you, and 

 having earned the salvation of my own (attd) soul. Bhikkhus, unremittingly em- 

 buing your minds with faith, lead the life of the righteous ; and keeping your 

 thoughts under entire subjection, carefully watch over the aspirations of your 

 minds. Whoever steadfastly adheres to the tenets of this dhammo, escaping the 

 eternity of transmigration, will achieve the extinction of misery." 



Ihe fourth Bhan&wdro. 



The next morning Buddho enters the city of Wesdli, robed, and 

 carrying his begging dish in his hand ; and having made his afternoon 

 meal, he surveys with an elephant* look Wesdli for the last time, and 

 departs attended as before to Bhandugdmo. There Bhagawa assembles 

 the priesthood, and explains to them the nature of silan, samddhi, 

 pannct and uimutti. He then similarly preaches at Ambagdmo, and 

 Jambugdmo. 



Bhagawa next repairs to Bhdganagaran, delivers to the priesthood 

 at the A'NAndo chetiyo, his discourses called the Padesa Suttdni, in 

 which he inculcates on his audience, that they are neither to be opini- 

 onated, nor hasty in the adoption of the opinions of other priests : if 

 any new doctrine is set forth, they are to examine it dispassionately, by 

 reference to his own wineyo and sutto. If it accord with them, they 

 are to adopt it ; if it differs from them, they are to reject it. 



He then visits Pdwd, tarrying in the Ambawano or mango grove, 

 belonging to a goldsmith called Chundo who waits on Buddho, and in- 

 vites him, as the Wesdli courtesan had done, to a repast the next day at 

 his house in the city of Pdwd. On reaching the goldsmith's house 

 Buddho thus addressed him : Chundo, if any pork is to be dressed by 

 thee, with it only serve me : serve to the priests from any other food or 

 provision thou mayest have prepared. Chundo having replied : Lord, 

 be it so: Bhagawa again calls him, and says, Chundo, if any of the 

 pork prepared by thee should be left, bury it in a hole — for Chundo, 

 I see not any one in this universe, though inhabited by dewos, maros 

 and brahmos, with their hosts of ascetics, brahmans, dewos and men, 

 excepting Tathagato, who would digest it, if he ate the same. 

 Chundo accordingly buries the remnants of the pork. 



* Buddha and Chakkawatti rajas are peculiarly formed in the neck, which is 

 said to consist of a single bone. They are obliged therefore to turn round like an 

 elephant, to look at any object not immediately before them. 



