518 Examination of the Pali Buddhistical Annals. [July, 



pollen and feathered leaf, warmed by the ray of the morning sun, — as if pro- 

 claiming the attainment of the sanctification of arahat, by the extreme sanctity, 

 purity, brilliancy and splendour of his own countenance. 



On beholding him, this reflection occurred to the venerable Maha'kassapo. 

 " Surely this beloved A'nando has attained arahathood : if the divine teacher 

 had been alive he weuld most certainly have greeted A'nando with ' sddkus ;' 

 let me therefore welcome him with the ' sddhus' which would have been 

 bestowed on him by the divine teacher :" and he greeted him three times with 

 " sddhu /" 



The Majjhima-bhdnaJcd (priests who had learned to rehearse the Pitakat- 

 tayan only as far as the Mojjhimanikdyo) remarked " A'nando the>o in order 

 that he may indicate his attainment of the arahathood makes his appearance 

 unattended by (other) priests." 



The bhikkhus according to their seniority ranged themselves, each on his 

 own appropriate seat, leaving A'nando's place unappropriate : and seated 

 themselves. 



On some of them inquiring " Whose seat is this?" " A'nando's" was the 

 reply ; and " Where is he gone to ?" At this instant, the thero thus decided, 

 "this is the moment for my entrance," and for the purpose of manifesting his own 

 hhdwandn (sanctified state) diving into the earth, exhibited himself in the pulpit 

 reserved for himself. Some again say, he came through the air and took his 

 seat. Be it this, or be it that, having most fully satisfied himself that it was 

 he, the greeting conferred on him by the venerable Maha'kassapo was most 

 proper. 



On the arrival of this revered personage the thero Maha'kassapo thus ad- 

 dressed the priesthood : — 



11 Beloved 1 which shall we rehearse in convocation first, the Dhammo or the 

 Winayo ?" 



The bhikkhus replied : " Lord 1 Maha'kassapo ! it is the Winayo which is 

 the life of the sdsandn of Buddho. When Winayo is at an end, sdsandn is at 

 an end. Therefore let us rehearse the Winayo first." 



" Making whom the Chief?" 



" The venerable Upa'li." 



" Why, — would not A'nando be worthy ?" 



" Not that he is not worthy; but because while the omniscient Buddho 

 himself was living, on account of his knowledge of the text of the Winayo, he 

 had conferred that office on the venerable Upa'li, saying ' Bhikkhus, of my 

 disciples, who are the sustainers of Winayo, the aforesaid Upa'li, is the chief:' 

 on that account, let us rehearse the Winayo receiving it from the thero Upa'li." 



Thereupon the the>o (Maha'kassapo) for the purpose of interrogating on 

 Winayo, assigned to himself that task ; and the theVo Upa'li was appointed for 

 the purpose of expounding it. 



This was the text there (the proceeding in convocation). The venerable 

 Maha'kassapo thus addressed the priesthood: "Beloved! let the priesthood 

 attend to me. This is the appointed time (for the convocation) : I am about 

 to interrogate Upa'li on the Winayo." The venerable Upa'li also addressed the 

 priesthood. " Lords ! let the priesthood attend to me. This is the time ap- 

 pointed for the priesthood ; interrogated on the Winayo, by the venerable Maha'- 

 kassapo, I am about to propound it." 



