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wa-dein-tha-man-sius, he consulted and was conceived in the womb 

 of a Brah-mani. When he was born, he was taken care of by a Ra- 

 han-da named Thi -la-bud- di. When he was of age he became a Ra- 

 han, and was taught the Bi-da-gat. On attaining the state of a 

 Ra-han-da, he was famous throughout Dzam-bu-di-pa, by the name of 

 A-ra-han. Because religion was not yet established, this Rahan 

 came to the city of Pu-ga-ra-ma. On arriving, he stopped in a grove, 

 not very far from the border of the city. Tha-gya Meng caused one 

 of the hunters of the country, who was out ranging the forest for 

 game, to see the lord A-ra-han. The hunter, seeing a man with a 

 grave and noble countenance, began to think ' this is an excellent and 

 no ordinary man. I will conduct him to the city, and present him to 

 the king.' So the lord A-ra-han gathered up the eight priestly 

 requisites, and followed him to the presence of the king." 



At the interview which follows, the great teacher discourses elo- 

 quently on the doctrines, the moral teaching, and the perfections of 

 Buddha. A-nau-ra-hta at once is converted, and so sincerely well dis- 

 posed that " his heart became as the cleanest and softest cotton 

 dipped in the purest oil." His mind is rilled and saturated by the all- 

 subduing grace of the doctrine. The lord A-ra-han also gives to the 

 king a succinct narrative of the life of Gautama. He relates how 

 he died and went to Neib-ban ; how the relics of his body were 

 taken by different kings ; and long after were obtained by Thi-ri- 

 dham-ma Thau-ka. He adds that one being a tooth is worshipped in 

 G-an-da-la-nt, a country of China. That the complete scripture, Bi-da- 

 gat, has been brought from Ceylon to Tha-htun. 



The king then declared his conversion to the doctrines of the 

 lord A-ra-han, and the heretical doctrines of the A-ri teachers were 

 cast aside. The whole of the people threw away their evil teaching, 

 and embraced the good law. The A-ri teachers and their sixty 

 thousand disciples were forced to become laymen. Many Ra-hans 

 came from Tha-htun, and the lord A-ra-han ordained as Ra-hans and 

 Pin-zens, those of the country who sincerely embraced the true faith. 

 About this time it is related that two foreigners, brothers, natives 

 of India, arrived at Tha-htun, being floated ashore on a piece of wreck. 

 They are represented as magicians ; but having offended the king of 

 Tha-htun, one of them was put to death by him. The other fled to 



