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proached, flew thrice round him and then flew away ; The Phou sa 

 advanced to the tree Pei-to, held out the grass of happy omen towards 

 the east, and sat down. Then the king of the demons sent three 

 lovely damsels, who came from the north, to tempt him, and himself 

 also came with the same purpose. The Phou sa struck the ground 

 with his toes ; the crew of the demons recoiled and were dispersed, and 

 the girls were transformed into old women : for six years he sub- 

 jected himself to the greatest mortifications. In all these places 

 men of later times have erected towers and carved images which exist 

 to this day." 



I was at first inclined to think that Gaya-proper, was the site of some 

 of Buddha's exploits, and that the Vishunpad was the very place where 

 Buddha left the impression of his foot ; that the tree called Achaih But 

 ^lT7?gr^3^ where the " Pind" offerings are now made was the tree allud- 

 ed to in this chapter, but the distance from the Ram-Gaya hill is too 

 short, though the direction would be correct, however as both better 

 answer for Budh Gaya, we may again consider it more probable that 

 the latter is the proper spot. The chapter continues thus : — 



" In the place where Foe having accomplished the law, rested seven 

 days to contemplate the tree, and obtained the joy of extreme celestial 

 beatitude ; in the place in which he passed seven days under the tree 

 Pei-to ; in that where the gods, having created the edifice of seven 

 precious mansions served Foe seven days ; in that where the blind 

 dragon with brilliant scales surrounded Foe for seven days ; in that 

 where Foe, being seated under a tree " Ni-kiu-liu," upon a square 

 stone and turned to the east, the god Brahma came and prayed 

 to him ; in that where the four kings of the gods offered him a 

 dish ; in that where the chief of five hundred merchants presented 

 him with parched rice and honey ; in that in which he convert" 

 ed Kia-se and his brothers, master and disciples to the number of a 

 thousand ; in all these places have towers been erected." 



With reference to the different places here enumerated, it seems clear 

 that they must all have been close at hand, indeed several of them are 

 no doubt, those described in a more fabulous and extravagant manner 

 by the Burmese as the ' Satta-Stana,' for instance ' the square stone 

 under the tree' is converted seemingly into the ' Golden Throne.' The 

 * Edifice of the seven mansions,' into the golden mansion, the spot 



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